[Not sure if this the proper forum. If not, please let me know where
this should be posted.]
I've been reading through the IMPORTANT_LICENSE file in
[aosp-4.2]/external/bluetooth/bluedroid/ and I'm not sure I fully
understand what's meant by it. Part of my confusion is that I can't
remember running across anything similar elsewhere in the AOSP. Here's
the relevant snippet:
> This license applies to all underlying Broadcom proprietary code and all
> changes thereto committed to the AOSP on or before the
> commit f80d3d045eab5f002be4b5e8a3d2d376fdf7581a ("Proprietary Files").
...
> These Proprietary Files are the proprietary software of Broadcom
Corporation
> and/or its licensors, and may only be duplicated or distributed (through
> multiple tiers) for internal evaluation purposes ("Authorized
License"). Any
> commercial redistribution of the Proprietary Files is strictly prohibited.
Is there anything in this (or other language in the file) that precludes
anyone from hosting an AOSP mirror or a derivative thereof? And/or does
anyone need any special permission Broadcom to host
external/bluetooth/bluedroid/?
Any insight/guidance from anyone involved in the AOSP on this matter
would be greatly appreciated.
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Karim Yaghmour
CEO - Opersys inc. /
www.opersys.com
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