Chapter 3. Copyrights and Disclaimers

The module is copyright © 2000 by Cogent Real-Time Systems, Inc.. It is distributed under the same conditions as the Linux Kernel, the GNU General Public License (GPL). The API library (srr_lib.c, srr.h) is also distributed under the GPL. See the COPYING file included in the distribution for the details of this licence.

In the past, the API library has been distributed under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), which allowed you to use the library in commercial software. Due to the rising cost and effort of maintaining this library, we have modified the library licensing starting with version 1.4.1 of the module to the GPL. This makes the license inappropriate for use in commercial software, since the GPL requires that the commercial software must therefore also be covered by the GPL. If you wish to use the SRR Module in a commercial product, please contact Cogent for alternate licensing terms.

Please do not interpret this change in license as a "money grab". The purpose of this change is to allow us to devote the time and resources to the SRR Module that it deserves. If you use this module for non-commercial reasons, or make the source code available to anything developed with this module, then it remains free. If you are making money from this module, then you already understand the nature of the commercial food chain, and understand the cost of maintaining a high-quality product. We ask only that you license the fruit of our labour as you ask others to license yours.

Limited Liability. The SRR Module software and documentation is offered "as is," without warranty of any kind. Neither Cogent Real-Time Systems, Inc. nor any related third parties shall be liable for the cost of any direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages whatsoever, such as, but not limited to, loss of anticipated benefits or profits resulting from the use of this software. The entire risk as to the results and performance of this software is assumed by the user.