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  1. Contributions to hostap.git
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  3. This software is distributed under a permissive open source license to
  4. allow it to be used in any projects, whether open source or proprietary.
  5. Contributions to the project are welcome and it is important to maintain
  6. clear record of contributions and terms under which they are licensed.
  7. To help with this, following procedure is used to allow acceptance and
  8. recording of the terms.
  9. These terms are similar to the process used in Linux kernel development.
  10. The items (a) through (d) are identical to the Developer's Certificate
  11. of Origin 1.1. To enable cleaner licensing option to be provided in the
  12. future, an additional item (e) is included.
  13. Until February 11, 2012, in case of most files in hostap.git, "under the
  14. open source license indicated in the file" means that the contribution
  15. is licensed both under GPL v2 and modified BSD license (see below) and
  16. the choice between these licenses is given to anyone who redistributes
  17. or uses the software. As such, the contribution has to be licensed under
  18. both options to allow this choice.
  19. As of February 11, 2012, the project has chosen to use only the BSD
  20. license option for future distribution. As such, the GPL v2 license
  21. option is no longer used and the contributions are not required to be
  22. licensed until GPL v2. In case of most files in hostap.git, "under the
  23. open source license indicated in the file" means that the contribution
  24. is licensed under the modified BSD license (see below).
  25. The additional item (e) is used to collect explicit approval to license
  26. the contribution with only the modified BSD license (see below), i.e.,
  27. without the GPL v2 option. This was done to allow simpler licensing
  28. terms to be used in the future. It should be noted that the modified BSD
  29. license is compatible with GNU GPL and as such, this possible move to
  30. simpler licensing option does not prevent use of this software in
  31. GPL projects.
  32. By making a contribution to this project, I certify that:
  33. (a) The contribution was created in whole or in part by me and I
  34. have the right to submit it under the open source license
  35. indicated in the file; or
  36. (b) The contribution is based upon previous work that, to the best
  37. of my knowledge, is covered under an appropriate open source
  38. license and I have the right under that license to submit that
  39. work with modifications, whether created in whole or in part
  40. by me, under the same open source license (unless I am
  41. permitted to submit under a different license), as indicated
  42. in the file; or
  43. (c) The contribution was provided directly to me by some other
  44. person who certified (a), (b) or (c) and I have not modified
  45. it.
  46. (d) I understand and agree that this project and the contribution
  47. are public and that a record of the contribution (including all
  48. personal information I submit with it, including my sign-off) is
  49. maintained indefinitely and may be redistributed consistent with
  50. this project or the open source license(s) involved.
  51. Additionally, I certify that:
  52. (e) The contribution can be licensed under the modified BSD license
  53. as shown below even in case of files that are currently licensed
  54. under other terms.
  55. To indicate your acceptance of these terms, please add the following
  56. line to each contribution you make to the project:
  57. Signed-hostap: Your Name <your@email.example.org>
  58. using your real name. Pseudonyms or anonymous contributions cannot
  59. unfortunately be accepted.
  60. Modified BSD license (no advertisement clause):
  61. Copyright (c) 2002-2014, Jouni Malinen <j@w1.fi> and contributors
  62. All Rights Reserved.
  63. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
  64. modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
  65. met:
  66. 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
  67. notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
  68. 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
  69. notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
  70. documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
  71. 3. Neither the name(s) of the above-listed copyright holder(s) nor the
  72. names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
  73. derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
  74. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
  75. "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
  76. LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
  77. A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
  78. OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
  79. SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
  80. LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
  81. DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
  82. THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
  83. (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
  84. OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.