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MIT license only states: > The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. This
by fpoling 9y ago
MIT license only states:
> The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
This is weaker than what is in a BSD license:
> 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.
That is, BSD license explicitly requires copyright attribution for binaries, while MIT does not.
- jhasse 9y agoSo ... Intel violated the BSD license?
- fpoling 9y agoThat is a good point and explains the letter better. Apparently Intel cannot fulfill even minimal attribution requirements and the letter is a polite reminder for the company of its duties.
- TallGuyShort 9y agoWhich is pretty sad - even most crappy mobile apps have a page where they list all open source projects including links to source, license terms, copyright attributions, etc.
- wolfgke 9y ago> So ... Intel violated the BSD license? I wrote in > https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15651860 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15651860 that the MINIX 3 developers openly say in their FAQ that different agreements with them are possible. I would bet such an agreement exists - I don't believe Intel's lawyers would have tolerated such a legal liability.