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MSP430FR2522: Licensing - Redistribution in binary form

Part Number: MSP430FR2522

Posting on behalf of a customer:

I have a question regarding the licensing information (copied below) found in the source files that we are using.   

  1. The information in blue – we totally understand and agree.  The copyright notices will remain intact and as-is.
  2. The information in green – this I am not sure I understand.
  1. When we store the binary in our internal documentation control storage, what does this mean?
  2. When we ship an individual unit that has the binary stored on the microprocessor, what does this mean?

 

/* --COPYRIGHT--,BSD

* Copyright (c) 2017, Texas Instruments Incorporated

* All rights reserved.

*

* Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without

* modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions

* are met:

*

* *  Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright

*    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

*

* *  Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright

*    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the

*    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

*

* *  Neither the name of Texas Instruments Incorporated nor the names of

*    its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived

*    from this software without specific prior written permission.

*

* THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"

* AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,

* THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR

* PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR

* CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,

* EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,

* PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS;

* OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,

* WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR

* OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE,

* EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

* --/COPYRIGHT--*/

  • Hey Nick,

    The text at the beginning of each of TI provided source code file is a standard 3 clause BSD. Customers can use the code as they see fit and the code is provided as-is. Customers may modify it, re-distribute it (source our binary) in their products etc. They just have to keep the TI license on the TI source files (the blue-green part, they cannot claim they wrote it) and even if they release it as binary, they must include a copy of the TI license in their manifest. Regarding the green part, if they use our code in their product it is not an endorsement for their product from TI, nor may they claim that.

    Hopefully this helps clear things up!

    Best regards,

    Matt

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