Robin Getz

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Windows serial driver license

What's the license for the Windows Serial driver?

https://developer.mbed.org/handbook/Windows-serial-configuration

It is classified as just part of the SDK? https://developer.mbed.org/handbook/mbed-SDK

or mbed tools? https://developer.mbed.org/handbook/mbed-tools

and released under the Apache license?

and where is the .inf under version control? (if at all).

Thanks -Robin

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Last updated: 30 Apr 2020

Out of curiosity, why are you asking about a license?

The .inf file is not shared anywhere as I recall

posted by Martin Kojtal 13 Aug 2015

I would like to understand (a) the rights and imposing restrictions/obligations I have when I use the serial driver as a developer, I assume there is some sort of limitations of liability, warranties and warranty disclaimers, and indemnity if the software infringes intellectual property rights of others - right now I don't know; and (b) what rights I have if I want to distribute the serial driver, or tell end users of my hardware they should install it. I can't just tell people to install random software when I don't know what license it may be under.

The inf file is shared - it's part of the install package. It just may not be under version control anywhere public.The question is if I should be using a different PID/VID that what is in the inf file for my hardware - what is the process to get this upstream?

posted by Robin Getz 13 Aug 2015

Bueller? Bueller? Bueller? Anyone? Anyone?

posted by Robin Getz 18 Aug 2015
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