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1Apache NuttX
2Copyright 2020 The Apache Software Foundation
3
4This product includes software developed at
5The Apache Software Foundation (http://www.apache.org/).
6
7FAT Long File Names
8===================
9
10  NOTE:  If CONFIG_FAT_LFN is defined in your NuttX configuration file, then
11  there may be some legal, patent issues. The following was extracted from
12  the entry "File Allocation Table from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
13
14    "On December 3, 2003 Microsoft announced it would be offering licenses
15     for use of its FAT specification and 'associated intellectual property',
16     at the cost of a US$0.25 royalty per unit sold, with a $250,000 maximum
17     royalty per license agreement.
18
19     o "U.S. Patent 5,745,902 (http://www.google.com/patents?vid=5745902) -
20        Method and system for accessing a file using file names having
21        different file name formats. ...
22     o "U.S. Patent 5,579,517 (http://www.google.com/patents?vid=5579517) -
23        Common name space for long and short filenames. ...
24     o "U.S. Patent 5,758,352 (http://www.google.com/patents?vid=5758352) -
25        Common name space for long and short filenames. ...
26     o "U.S. Patent 6,286,013 (http://www.google.com/patents?vid=6286013) -
27        Method and system for providing a common name space for long and
28        short file names in an operating system. ...
29
30    "Many technical commentators have concluded that these patents only cover
31     FAT implementations that include support for long filenames, and that
32     removable solid state media and consumer devices only using short names
33     would be unaffected. ..."
34
35  This Wikipedia entry has been updated with recent legal decisions in favor
36  of Microsoft. Refer to:
37
38    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_Allocation_Table#Patents
39
40  So you have been forewarned:  Use the long filename at your own risk!
41
42
43NXP Restriction for SPIFI code
44==============================
45
46  NOTE: Code supporting spifi for the LCP43xx has restricted usage by NXP
47  FILES:
48    arch/arm/src/lpc43xx/hardware/lpc43_spifi.h
49    arch/arm/src/lpc43xx/spifi/inc/spifilib_api.h
50    arch/arm/src/lpc43xx/spifi/inc/spifilib_dev.h
51    arch/arm/src/lpc43xx/spifi/inc/private/spifilib_chiphw.h
52    arch/arm/src/lpc43xx/spifi/src/spifilib_dev_common.c
53    arch/arm/src/lpc43xx/spifi/src/spifilib_fam_standard_cmd.c
54
55   Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
56   documentation is hereby granted, under NXP Semiconductors' and its
57   licensor's relevant copyrights in the software, without fee, provided that it
58   is used in conjunction with NXP Semiconductors microcontrollers. This
59   copyright, permission, and disclaimer notice must appear in all copies of
60   this code.
61
62Documentation
63=============
64
65- nRF52832-MDK board pinout image is obtained from MakerDiary GitHub repository,
66  under the terms of the MIT license, Copyright (c) 2019 makerdiary.com
67- Sparkfun nRF52832 breakout board image is licensed under CC-BY 2.0 terms
68- Espressif ESP32 DevKitC images are licensed under the terms of Apache 2.0,
69  Copyright (C) 2015-2019 Espressif Systems
70