Andres Salomon wrote: > > USER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT USE OF THIS PROGRAM WILL NOT > > CREATE OR GIVE GROUNDS FOR A LICENSE BY IMPLICATION, ESTOPPEL, OR > > OTHERWISE IN ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (PATENT, COPYRIGHT, > > TRADE SECRET, MASK WORK, OR OTHER PROPRIETARY RIGHT) EMBODIED IN ANY > > OTHER QLOGIC HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE EITHER SOLELY OR IN COMBINATION > > WITH THIS PROGRAM > > Anyone want to clarify the last bit for me? They want to ensure that the > use of the firmware image does not give anyone permission to do something > like reverse engineer qlogic hardware or something?
This may have been written by a lawyer who heard something about "viral licenses". Perhaps they just wanted to make sure that the license applies only to this particular code and nothing else. I thought that was the default, but I guess under US law you never know. Arnoud -- Arnoud Engelfriet, Dutch patent attorney - Speaking only for myself Patents, copyright and IPR explained for techies: http://www.iusmentis.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
