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/*
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ChibiOS/RT - Copyright (C) 2006-2007 Giovanni Di Sirio.
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This file is part of ChibiOS/RT.
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ChibiOS/RT is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
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(at your option) any later version.
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ChibiOS/RT is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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GNU General Public License for more details.
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You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
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*/
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/**
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* @page lic_faq License and F.A.Q.
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* @{
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* ChibiOS/RT is a <a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses" target="_top">
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* GPL3</a>-licensed product but it offers a linking exception in its stable
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* releases.<br>
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* This article contains some answers about the exception.
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*
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* @section faq Frequently Asked Questions
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* - <b>Is ChibiOS/RT free ?</b><br>
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* Yes, free as both in free beer and freedom.
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* - <b>Can I use it in my commercial embedded product?</b><br>
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* Yes, you just have to advertise that you are using ChibiOS/RT by putting
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* a link to the project somewhere on your web site or documentation.
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* - <b>Am I forced to release the source code of my product?</b><br>
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* The exception to the GPL allows you to use ChibiOS/RT in your commercial
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* application without have to release your source code under certains
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* conditions. See the exception text under "Approved Interfaces" for
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* details.
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* - <b>Is the exception applicable to any ChibiOS/RT version ?</b><br>
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* The exception is valid only for ChibiOS/RT releases marked as @e stable.
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* Beta or unstable versions are covered by the GPL3 alone because are meant
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* for testing only.
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* - <b>I don't want to be bound by any of the above restriction, is this
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* possible?</b><br>
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* You may contact us about a commercial license.
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*
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* @section exception_text GPL Exception Text
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<center><b>GPL Exception Text</b></center>
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In addition, as a special exception, the copyright holder of ChibiOS/RT,
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gives You the additional right to link the unmodified code of this Program with
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code not covered under the GNU General Public License ("Non-GPL Code") and to
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distribute linked combinations including the two, subject to the limitations
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in this paragraph.
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-# Non-GPL Code permitted under this exception must only link to the
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unmodified code of this Program through those well defined interfaces
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identified as "Approved Interfaces".
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-# Every copy of the combined work is accompanied by a written statement
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that details to the recipient the version of ChibiOS/RT used and an
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offer by yourself to provide the ChibiOS/RT source code should the
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recipient request it.
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-# The combined work is not itself an RTOS, scheduler, kernel or related
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product.
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-# The combined work is not itself a library intended for linking into
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other software applications.
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<center><b>The Approved Interfaces</b></center>
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-# The files of Non-GPL Code may include the unmodified ChibiOS/RT
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distribution header files contained in ./src/include and ./src/lib
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without causing the resulting work to be covered by the GNU General
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Public License.
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-# The files of Non-GPL Code may link to the unmodified ChibiOS/RT
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distribution files contained under ./src and ./src/lib without
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causing the resulting work to be covered by the GNU General Public
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License.
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-# The files of Non-GPL Code may link to, or include, the modified or
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unmodified ChibiOS/RT distribution files contained under ./src/templates
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and ./ports and ./demos without causing the resulting work to be
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covered by the GNU General Public License.
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Only the copyright holder of ChibiOS/RT may make changes or additions to the
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list of Approved Interfaces.
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You must obey the GNU General Public License in all respects for all of the
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Program code and other code used in conjunction with the Program except the
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Non-GPL Code covered by this exception.
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*
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*/
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/** @} */
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