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The FreeRTOS GPL Exception Text:
Any FreeRTOS source code, whether modified or in it's original
release form, or whether in whole or in part, can only be distributed
by you under the terms of the GNU General Public License plus
this exception. An independent module is a module which is not
derived from or based on FreeRTOS.
Clause 1:
Linking FreeRTOS statically or dynamically with other modules is
making a combined work based on FreeRTOS. Thus, the terms
and conditions of the GNU General Public License cover the whole
combination.
As a special exception, the copyright holder of FreeRTOS gives
you permission to link FreeRTOS with independent modules that
communicate with FreeRTOS solely through the FreeRTOS API
interface, regardless of the license terms of these independent
modules, and to copy and distribute the resulting combined work
under terms of your choice, provided that
+ Every copy of the combined work is accompanied by a
written statement that details to the recipient the version
of FreeRTOS used and an offer by yourself to provide the
FreeRTOS source code (including any modifications you may
have made) should the recipient request it.
+ The combined work is not itself an RTOS, scheduler, kernel
or related product.
+ The independent modules add significant and primary
functionality to FreeRTOS and do not merely extend the
existing functionality already present in FreeRTOS.
Clause 2:
FreeRTOS may not be used for any competitive or comparative
purpose, including the publication of any form of run time or
compile time metric, without the express permission of Real Time
Engineers Ltd. (this is the norm within the industry and is intended
to ensure information accuracy).
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GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
Version 2, June 1991
Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 59
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