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List:       ecos-discuss
Subject:    [ECOS] eCos license documentation in final products
From:       John K <johnk_dev () yahoo ! com>
Date:       2015-07-21 16:50:16
Message-ID: 1437497416.88153.YahooMailBasic () web141604 ! mail ! bf1 ! yahoo ! com
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Greetings,

I've been spending the better part of this morning reading about the eCos license and \
GPL trying to figure out what I need to mention in the documentation for my final \
product.

For example, suppose I'm making a consumer grade coffee pot that runs eCos. What text \
do I need to include in the documentation mentioning the use of eCos? Obviously a \
customer of a coffee pot could care less about what operating system is making their \
coffee.

Second example, suppose I make a WiFi module that runs eCos. Think of it as a \
wireless NIC that can be embedded in an IOT device. Then a company who makes window \
blinds buys my module so their customers can wirelessly control the window blinds. \
What do I need to provide to the company who is buying my module? Note that they are \
using my module as a finished "product" - they have no idea or no concern about the \
OS it's using. Similarly, what would they have to provide to their customers? Note \
that the end customer is essentially 2 steps removed from the OS - they could care \
less about which wireless module is embedded in the blinds let alone the OS.

Thanks in advance for the clarification!
John

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