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You use a driver of a manufacturer on a device not manufactured by this manufacturer. This driver is licensed to you only to be used with such devices. "The l
by rvnx 5y ago
You use a driver of a manufacturer on a device not manufactured by this manufacturer.
This driver is licensed to you only to be used with such devices.
"The licence only allows use of the Software with, and the Software will only work with Genuine FTDI Components (as defined in the Licence Terms). Use of the Software as a driver for a component that is not a Genuine FTDI Component MAY IRRETRIEVABLY DAMAGE THAT COMPONENT.
It is your responsibility to make sure that all chips you use the Software as a driver for are Genuine FTDI Components. If in doubt then contact FTDI.
The Software is provided “as is”.
There are no warranties (or similar) in relation to the quality of the Software."
Seems pretty clear to me.
- Dylan16807 5y agoPutting "this software kicks puppies" into the EULA doesn't morally absolve you for doing the puppy kicking. I still get to blame them for designing a puppy kick module! Edit: Someone made a reply quoting this comment https://www.eevblog.com/forum/microcontrollers/ftdi-gate-2-0/msg854411/#msg854411 https://www.eevblog.com/forum/microcontrollers/ftdi-gate-2-0... and I already wrote a response so I'm going to put it here: Linux kernel? Really? The whole point of that is to reuse code as much as possible. Even for Windows, the point of getting things into Windows Update is to make hardware just work, not to advantage one company over another. But sure, they can make a reasonable argument toward making the driver incompatible. (If they're also willing to hurt people that tried to buy genuine parts.) It still doesn't justify the bricking. > slightly higher sales price Ha! I'm pretty sure it isn't "slightly".
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