Re: [git pull] FireWire fixes and documentation update

["Daniel K." <dk@uw.no>]

Stefan Richter wrote:
> commit 19b3eecc21b65a24b0aae2684ca0c8e1b99ef802
> Author: Stefan Richter <stefanr@s5r6.in-berlin.de>
> Date:   Sun Apr 11 11:52:12 2010 +0200
> 
>     firewire: cdev: change license of exported header files to MIT license
> 
> [...]
> 
> + * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
> + * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
> + * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
> + * PRECISION INSIGHT AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR

Where exactly does PRECISION INSIGHT AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS enter the picture?
Are any of you employed there?

The standard license text is usually [1]:

  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM

> + * OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE,
> + * ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
> + * DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

[1] http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php


Daniel K.