-The FreeRTOS.org source code is licensed by the *modified* GNU General Public\r
-License (GPL), text provided below. A special exception to the GPL is \r
-included to allow you to distribute a combined work that includes FreeRTOS \r
-without being obliged to provide the source code for any proprietary \r
-components. See the licensing section of http://www.FreeRTOS.org for full \r
-details. The exception text is also included at the bottom of this file.\r
+The FreeRTOS source code is licensed by a *modified* GNU General Public\r
+License (GPL). The modification is provided in the form of an exception.\r
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-The FreeRTOS download also includes demo application source code, some of \r
-which is provided by third parties AND IS LICENSED SEPARATELY FROM FREERTOS.\r
+NOTE: The modification to the GPL is included to allow you to distribute a\r
+combined work that includes FreeRTOS without being obliged to provide the source\r
+code for proprietary components outside of the FreeRTOS kernel.\r
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-For the avoidance of any doubt refer to the comment included at the top\r
-of each source and header file for license and copyright information.\r
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-This is a list of files for which Real Time Engineers Ltd are not the \r
-copyright owner and are NOT COVERED BY THE GPL.\r
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-1) Various header files provided by silicon manufacturers and tool vendors\r
- that define processor specific memory addresses and utility macros.\r
- Permission has been granted by the various copyright holders for these\r
- files to be included in the FreeRTOS download. Users must ensure license\r
- conditions are adhered to for any use other than compilation of the \r
- FreeRTOS demo applications.\r
-\r
-2) The uIP TCP/IP stack the copyright of which is held by Adam Dunkels.\r
- Users must ensure the open source license conditions stated at the top \r
- of each uIP source file is understood and adhered to.\r
+The FreeRTOS GPL Exception Text:\r
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-3) The lwIP TCP/IP stack the copyright of which is held by the Swedish \r
- Institute of Computer Science. Users must ensure the open source license \r
- conditions stated at the top of each lwIP source file is understood and \r
- adhered to.\r
+Any FreeRTOS source code, whether modified or in it's original release form,\r
+or whether in whole or in part, can only be distributed by you under the terms\r
+of the GNU General Public License plus this exception. An independent module is\r
+a module which is not derived from or based on FreeRTOS.\r
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-4) Various peripheral driver source files and binaries provided by silicon\r
- manufacturers and tool vendors. Permission has been granted by the\r
- various copyright holders for these files to be included in the FreeRTOS\r
- download. Users must ensure license conditions are adhered to for any\r
- use other than compilation of the FreeRTOS demo applications.\r
+Clause 1:\r
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-5) The files contained within FreeRTOS\Demo\WizNET_DEMO_TERN_186\tern_code,\r
- which are slightly modified versions of code provided by and copyright to\r
- Tern Inc.\r
+Linking FreeRTOS statically or dynamically with other modules is making a\r
+combined work based on FreeRTOS. Thus, the terms and conditions of the GNU\r
+General Public License cover the whole combination.\r
\r
-Errors and omissions should be reported to Richard Barry, contact details for\r
-whom can be obtained from http://www.FreeRTOS.org.\r
+As a special exception, the copyright holder of FreeRTOS gives you permission\r
+to link FreeRTOS with independent modules that communicate with FreeRTOS\r
+solely through the FreeRTOS API interface, regardless of the license terms of\r
+these independent modules, and to copy and distribute the resulting combined\r
+work under terms of your choice, provided that\r
\r
+ + Every copy of the combined work is accompanied by a written statement that\r
+ details to the recipient the version of FreeRTOS used and an offer by yourself\r
+ to provide the FreeRTOS source code (including any modifications you may have\r
+ made) should the recipient request it.\r
\r
+ + The combined work is not itself an RTOS, scheduler, kernel or related product.\r
\r
+ + The independent modules add significant and primary functionality to FreeRTOS\r
+ and do not merely extend the existing functionality already present in FreeRTOS.\r
\r
+Clause 2:\r
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-The GPL license text follows.\r
+FreeRTOS may not be used for any competitive or comparative purpose, including the\r
+publication of any form of run time or compile time metric, without the express\r
+permission of Real Time Engineers Ltd. (this is the norm within the industry and\r
+is intended to ensure information accuracy).\r
\r
-A special exception to the GPL is included to allow you to distribute a \r
-combined work that includes FreeRTOS without being obliged to provide\r
-the source code for any proprietary components. See the licensing section\r
-of http://www.FreeRTOS.org for full details. The exception text is also\r
-included at the bottom of this file.\r
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+The standard GPL exception text:\r
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GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE\r
library. If this is what you want to do, use the GNU Library General\r
Public License instead of this License.\r
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-The FreeRTOS GPL Exception Text:\r
-\r
-Any FreeRTOS source code, whether modified or in it's original release form, \r
-or whether in whole or in part, can only be distributed by you under the terms \r
-of the GNU General Public License plus this exception. An independent module is \r
-a module which is not derived from or based on FreeRTOS.\r
-\r
-Clause 1:\r
-\r
-Linking FreeRTOS statically or dynamically with other modules is making a \r
-combined work based on FreeRTOS. Thus, the terms and conditions of the GNU \r
-General Public License cover the whole combination.\r
-\r
-As a special exception, the copyright holder of FreeRTOS gives you permission \r
-to link FreeRTOS with independent modules that communicate with FreeRTOS \r
-solely through the FreeRTOS API interface, regardless of the license terms of \r
-these independent modules, and to copy and distribute the resulting combined \r
-work under terms of your choice, provided that\r
-\r
- + Every copy of the combined work is accompanied by a written statement that \r
- details to the recipient the version of FreeRTOS used and an offer by yourself \r
- to provide the FreeRTOS source code (including any modifications you may have \r
- made) should the recipient request it.\r
-\r
- + The combined work is not itself an RTOS, scheduler, kernel or related product.\r
-\r
- + The independent modules add significant and primary functionality to FreeRTOS \r
- and do not merely extend the existing functionality already present in FreeRTOS.\r
-\r
-Clause 2:\r
-\r
-FreeRTOS may not be used for any competitive or comparative purpose, including the \r
-publication of any form of run time or compile time metric, without the express \r
-permission of Real Time Engineers Ltd. (this is the norm within the industry and \r
-is intended to ensure information accuracy).\r
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