From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 99334 invoked by alias); 21 Jul 2015 16:53:06 -0000 Mailing-List: contact ecos-discuss-help@ecos.sourceware.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: ecos-discuss-owner@ecos.sourceware.org Received: (qmail 99318 invoked by uid 89); 21 Jul 2015 16:53:05 -0000 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,RP_MATCHES_RCVD,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 X-HELO: nm45-vm1.bullet.mail.gq1.yahoo.com Received: from nm45-vm1.bullet.mail.gq1.yahoo.com (HELO nm45-vm1.bullet.mail.gq1.yahoo.com) (67.195.87.87) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.93/v0.84-503-g423c35a) with (AES128-SHA encrypted) ESMTPS; Tue, 21 Jul 2015 16:53:03 +0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by nm45.bullet.mail.gq1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 21 Jul 2015 16:53:01 -0000 Received: from [98.137.12.55] by nm45.bullet.mail.gq1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 21 Jul 2015 16:50:17 -0000 Received: from [98.139.170.178] by tm15.bullet.mail.gq1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 21 Jul 2015 16:50:17 -0000 Received: from [98.139.212.195] by tm21.bullet.mail.bf1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 21 Jul 2015 16:50:16 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by omp1004.mail.bf1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 21 Jul 2015 16:50:16 -0000 Received: (qmail 26834 invoked by uid 60001); 21 Jul 2015 16:50:16 -0000 Received: from [23.25.12.217] by web141604.mail.bf1.yahoo.com via HTTP; Tue, 21 Jul 2015 09:50:16 PDT Message-ID: <1437497416.88153.YahooMailBasic@web141604.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2015 16:53:00 -0000 From: John K To: ECos Discussion MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-IsSubscribed: yes Subject: [ECOS] eCos license documentation in final products X-SW-Source: 2015-07/txt/msg00000.txt.bz2 Greetings, I've been spending the better part of this morning reading about the eCos license and GPL trying to figure out what I need to mention in the documentation for my final product. For example, suppose I'm making a consumer grade coffee pot that runs eCos. What text do I need to include in the documentation mentioning the use of eCos? Obviously a customer of a coffee pot could care less about what operating system is making their coffee. Second example, suppose I make a WiFi module that runs eCos. Think of it as a wireless NIC that can be embedded in an IOT device. Then a company who makes window blinds buys my module so their customers can wirelessly control the window blinds. What do I need to provide to the company who is buying my module? Note that they are using my module as a finished "product" - they have no idea or no concern about the OS it's using. Similarly, what would they have to provide to their customers? Note that the end customer is essentially 2 steps removed from the OS - they could care less about which wireless module is embedded in the blinds let alone the OS. Thanks in advance for the clarification! John -- Before posting, please read the FAQ: http://ecos.sourceware.org/fom/ecos and search the list archive: http://ecos.sourceware.org/ml/ecos-discuss