Broadcom Changing Licensing to BSL

8 points | by CubsFan1060 20 hours ago ago

4 comments

  • CubsFan1060 20 hours ago

    I'm no lawyer, but this part

    "You are hereby granted a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license under Broadcom’s copyrights to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software in source code or binary form for use in connection with Broadcom products."

    Feels like it's saying you're only allowed to use it in the future if you use it in relation to some Broadcom product.

    • bigfatkitten 20 hours ago

      One of my servers has a Broadcom NIC, so I guess I’m good to go.

      • markus_zhang 17 hours ago

        I’m pretty sure we all have some Broadcom chips.

        • bigfatkitten 16 hours ago

          Even if that’s only the LEDs on the front panel.