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1 | | -QP/C++ and QP-nano FRAMEWORK EXCEPTION FOR ARDUINO |
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3 | | -Version 3.0, December 22, 2021 |
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5 | | -Copyright (c) 2005-2021 Quantum Leaps, LLC. <https://www.state-machine.com/> |
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7 | | -Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this |
8 | | -license document, but changing it is not allowed. |
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10 | | -This QP/C++ and QP-nano Framework Exception for Arduino ("Exception") |
11 | | -is an additional permission under section 7 of the GNU General Public |
12 | | -License, version 3 ("GPLv3"). It applies to the QP/C++ and QP-nano |
13 | | -source code (the "QP Frameworks") that is distributed as part of the |
14 | | -QP-Arduino Support Package. |
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16 | | -When you use QP Frameworks inside your program, the QP Frameworks' code |
17 | | -is combined with your code of the program. The purpose of this Exception |
18 | | -is to allow non-GPL (including proprietary) programs to use, in this way, |
19 | | -the QP Frameworks' code covered by this Exception. |
20 | | -
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21 | | -0. Definitions. |
22 | | -"QP Frameworks" are lightweight real-time embedded frameworks (RTEFs) |
23 | | -as well as all supporting ports and examples, as distributed from: |
24 | | -<https://sourceforge.net/projects/qpc/files> and |
25 | | -<https://github.com/QuantumLeaps> |
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27 | | -"Arduino-Certified Board" means any board with an Arduino-supported |
28 | | -CPU that bears an official Arduino logo and/or is officially certified |
29 | | -under the Arduino Certified Program |
30 | | -(see <https://www.arduino.cc/en/ArduinoCertified>). |
31 | | -
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32 | | -"Target Code" refers to output from any compiler and linker in |
33 | | -executable form suitable for execution by an embedded microcontroller. |
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35 | | -
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36 | | -1. Grant of Additional Permission |
37 | | -As a special Exception, the copyright holder of QP Frameworks gives you |
38 | | -permission to propagate a work of Target Code formed by combining |
39 | | -the QP Frameworks with your own source code without the requirement |
40 | | -to expose your proprietary source code, provided that all Target Code |
41 | | -will execute on Arduino-Certified Board(s). |
42 | | -
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43 | | -2. No Weakening of GPL |
44 | | -The availability of this Exception does not imply any general |
45 | | -presumption that third-party software is unaffected by the copyleft |
| 1 | +QP/C++ and QP-nano FRAMEWORK EXCEPTION FOR ARDUINO |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +Version 3.0, December 22, 2021 |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +Copyright (c) 2005-2021 Quantum Leaps, LLC. <https://www.state-machine.com/> |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this |
| 8 | +license document, but changing it is not allowed. |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | +This QP/C++ and QP-nano Framework Exception for Arduino ("Exception") |
| 11 | +is an additional permission under section 7 of the GNU General Public |
| 12 | +License, version 3 ("GPLv3"). It applies to the QP/C++ and QP-nano |
| 13 | +source code (the "QP Frameworks") that is distributed as part of the |
| 14 | +QP-Arduino Support Package. |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +When you use QP Frameworks inside your program, the QP Frameworks' code |
| 17 | +is combined with your code of the program. The purpose of this Exception |
| 18 | +is to allow non-GPL (including proprietary) programs to use, in this way, |
| 19 | +the QP Frameworks' code covered by this Exception. |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +0. Definitions. |
| 22 | +"QP Frameworks" are lightweight real-time embedded frameworks (RTEFs) |
| 23 | +as well as all supporting ports and examples, as distributed from: |
| 24 | +<https://sourceforge.net/projects/qpc/files> and |
| 25 | +<https://github.com/QuantumLeaps> |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +"Arduino-Certified Board" means any board with an Arduino-supported |
| 28 | +CPU that bears an official Arduino logo and/or is officially certified |
| 29 | +under the Arduino Certified Program |
| 30 | +(see <https://www.arduino.cc/en/ArduinoCertified>). |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +"Target Code" refers to output from any compiler and linker in |
| 33 | +executable form suitable for execution by an embedded microcontroller. |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +1. Grant of Additional Permission |
| 37 | +As a special Exception, the copyright holder of QP Frameworks gives you |
| 38 | +permission to propagate a work of Target Code formed by combining |
| 39 | +the QP Frameworks with your own source code without the requirement |
| 40 | +to expose your proprietary source code, provided that all Target Code |
| 41 | +will execute on Arduino-Certified Board(s). |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +2. No Weakening of GPL |
| 44 | +The availability of this Exception does not imply any general |
| 45 | +presumption that third-party software is unaffected by the copyleft |
46 | 46 | requirements of the GPLv3 license. |
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