[bootlin/training-materials updates] master: Embedded Linux slides: add reason for complying to FOSS licenses (fd27ae75)
Thomas Petazzoni
thomas.petazzoni at bootlin.com
Fri Oct 29 10:46:40 CEST 2021
Repository : https://github.com/bootlin/training-materials
On branch : master
Link : https://github.com/bootlin/training-materials/commit/fd27ae755ef706f9761b1a46a1b0e84690445361
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commit fd27ae755ef706f9761b1a46a1b0e84690445361
Author: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker at bootlin.com>
Date: Mon Jul 19 19:39:45 2021 +0200
Embedded Linux slides: add reason for complying to FOSS licenses
From a real customer testimonial
Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker at bootlin.com>
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fd27ae755ef706f9761b1a46a1b0e84690445361
.../sysdev-embedded-linux/sysdev-embedded-linux.tex | 20 +++++++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/slides/sysdev-embedded-linux/sysdev-embedded-linux.tex b/slides/sysdev-embedded-linux/sysdev-embedded-linux.tex
index d2b40d70..d5a2f783 100644
--- a/slides/sysdev-embedded-linux/sysdev-embedded-linux.tex
+++ b/slides/sysdev-embedded-linux/sysdev-embedded-linux.tex
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ met:
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}
- \frametitle{Respect free software licenses}
+ \frametitle{Respect free software licenses (1)}
\begin{itemize}
\item Free Software is not public domain software, the distributors
have obligations due to the licenses
@@ -315,8 +315,22 @@ met:
\item Conform to the license requirements before shipping the
product to the customers.
\end{itemize}
- \item Free Software licenses have been enforced successfully in
- courts. Organizations which can help:
+ \end{itemize}
+\end{frame}
+
+\begin{frame}
+ \frametitle{Respect free software licenses (2)}
+ \begin{itemize}
+ \item Free Software licenses have been enforced successfully in courts
+ \item Risks:
+ \begin{itemize}
+ \item Users complaining to copyright owners, who could sue you.
+ \item A competitor could look for copyright violations
+ in your firmware (binary scanning tools exist) to try
+ to have your product withdrawn from the market until
+ this is fixed.
+ \end{itemize}
+ \item Organizations which can help solving issues:
\begin{itemize}
\item Software Freedom Law Center, \url{https://www.softwarefreedom.org/}
\item Software Freedom Conservancy, \url{https://sfconservancy.org/}
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