:LinuxDevices: Where are the Open-Source SD/SDIO Stacks?
LinuxDevices: Where are the Open-Source SD/SDIO Stacks? Nov 11, 2005, 10 :00 UTC (5 Talkback[s]) (6503 reads) (Other stories by Paul Lever
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"Now that we've gotten past the typical disclaimer surrounding the sticky Intellectual Property (IP) issues of committee- and group-owned technologies like Secure Digital (SD) memory and Secure Digital Input Output (SDIO) devices, we can take a look at what legal restrictions are actually in place. In this article we are going to focus on the IP issues and license requirements for SD and SDIO software stacks. We are focusing on the host side software stack that controls the host controller hardware, not the license and royalty issues of building memory or peripheral cards.
"The IP needed to develop an SDIO stack is protected in multiple fashions: copyright, trade secret, patents, contractual license terms, and in some cases, royalties..."
