Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/ Upstream-Name: NVIDIA Linux Display Drivers Upstream-Contact: NVIDIA Corporation Source: https://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/ https://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/ https://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-32bit-ARM/ Disclaimer: This package is not part of the GNU/Linux Debian distribution. It is provided in the non-free archive area as a convenience to Debian users. The contents of this package cannot be distributed as part of the Debian distribution because the NVIDIA Software License covering it is not a free software license. No modifications of the included binaries are permitted, and the binaries are not distributed with source code. Files: amd64/* Copyright: 1993-2021 NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved. License: NVIDIA-graphics-drivers Files: debian/* Copyright: 2001-2010 Randall Donald 2009-2010 Andres Mejia 2009-2022 Andreas Beckmann 2010-2011 Russ Allbery 2014-2015 Vincent Cheng 2015-2019 Luca Boccassi 2018 Philipp Kern Based on packages by Christopher Cheney. License: GPL-2.0+ Files: debian/detect/nvidia-detect.in Copyright: © 2008-2011 Filipus Klutiero © 2011-2020 Andreas Beckmann License: GPL-2.0+ Files: debian/module/debian/patches/* debian/patches/* Copyright: no copyright notice, see License field License: anbe-public-domain The authors hereby relinquish any claim to any copyright that they may have in this work, whether granted under contract or by operation of law or international treaty, and hereby commit to the public, at large, that they shall not, at any time in the future, seek to enforce any copyright in this work against any person or entity, or prevent any person or entity from copying, publishing, distributing or creating derivative works of this work. License: GPL-2.0+ This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. . This package is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. . You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see . On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License version 2 can be found in "/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2". License: NVIDIA-graphics-drivers License For Customer Use of NVIDIA Software . . IMPORTANT NOTICE -- READ CAREFULLY: This License For Customer Use of NVIDIA Software ("LICENSE") is the agreement which governs use of the software of NVIDIA Corporation and its subsidiaries ("NVIDIA") downloadable herefrom, including computer software and associated printed materials ("SOFTWARE"). By downloading, installing, copying, or otherwise using the SOFTWARE, you agree to be bound by the terms of this LICENSE. If you do not agree to the terms of this LICENSE, do not download the SOFTWARE. . RECITALS . Use of NVIDIA's products requires three elements: the SOFTWARE, the hardware on a graphics controller board, and a personal computer. The SOFTWARE is protected by copyright laws and international copyright treaties, as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties. The SOFTWARE is not sold, and instead is only licensed for use, strictly in accordance with this document. The hardware is protected by various patents, and is sold, but this agreement does not cover that sale, since it may not necessarily be sold as a package with the SOFTWARE. This agreement sets forth the terms and conditions of the SOFTWARE LICENSE only. . 1. DEFINITIONS . 1.1 Customer. Customer means the entity or individual that downloads the SOFTWARE. . 2. GRANT OF LICENSE . 2.1 Rights and Limitations of Grant. NVIDIA hereby grants Customer the following non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use the SOFTWARE, with the following limitations: . 2.1.1 Rights. Customer may install and use multiple copies of the SOFTWARE on a shared computer or concurrently on different computers, and make multiple back-up copies of the SOFTWARE, solely for Customer's use within Customer's Enterprise. "Enterprise" shall mean individual use by Customer or any legal entity (such as a corporation or university) and the subsidiaries it owns by more than fifty percent (50%). . 2.1.2 Linux/FreeBSD Exception. Notwithstanding the foregoing terms of Section 2.1.1, SOFTWARE designed exclusively for use on the Linux or FreeBSD operating systems, or other operating systems derived from the source code to these operating systems, may be copied and redistributed, provided that the binary files thereof are not modified in any way (except for unzipping of compressed files). . 2.1.3 Limitations. . No Reverse Engineering. Customer may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the SOFTWARE, nor attempt in any other manner to obtain the source code. . No Separation of Components. The SOFTWARE is licensed as a single product. Its component parts may not be separated for use on more than one computer, nor otherwise used separately from the other parts. . No Rental. Customer may not rent or lease the SOFTWARE to someone else. . 3. TERMINATION . This LICENSE will automatically terminate if Customer fails to comply with any of the terms and conditions hereof. In such event, Customer must destroy all copies of the SOFTWARE and all of its component parts. . Defensive Suspension. If Customer commences or participates in any legal proceeding against NVIDIA, then NVIDIA may, in its sole discretion, suspend or terminate all license grants and any other rights provided under this LICENSE during the pendency of such legal proceedings. . 4. COPYRIGHT . All title and copyrights in and to the SOFTWARE (including but not limited to all images, photographs, animations, video, audio, music, text, and other information incorporated into the SOFTWARE), the accompanying printed materials, and any copies of the SOFTWARE, are owned by NVIDIA, or its suppliers. The SOFTWARE is protected by copyright laws and international treaty provisions. Accordingly, Customer is required to treat the SOFTWARE like any other copyrighted material, except as otherwise allowed pursuant to this LICENSE and that it may make one copy of the SOFTWARE solely for backup or archive purposes. . 5. APPLICABLE LAW . This agreement shall be deemed to have been made in, and shall be construed pursuant to, the laws of the State of California. . 6. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATION ON LIABILITY . 6.1 No Warranties. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND NVIDIA AND ITS SUPPLIERS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. . 6.2 No Liability for Consequential Damages. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL NVIDIA OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, OR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE, EVEN IF NVIDIA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. . 6.3 Specific Use. SOFTWARE is licensed only for use with NVIDIA products. Customer's use of NVIDIA products with any other firmware is at its own risk and may cause an NVIDIA product to become non-compliant with certain of its certification markings. . 7. MISCELLANEOUS . The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is specifically disclaimed. If any provision of this LICENSE is inconsistent with, or cannot be fully enforced under, the law, such provision will be construed as limited to the extent necessary to be consistent with and fully enforceable under the law. This agreement is the final, complete and exclusive agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous understandings and agreements relating to such subject matter, whether oral or written. Customer agrees that it will not ship, transfer or export the SOFTWARE into any country, or use the SOFTWARE in any manner, prohibited by the United States Bureau of Export Administration or any export laws, restrictions or regulations. This LICENSE may only be modified in writing signed by an authorized officer of NVIDIA. Comment: First a note from the README file . Q: Why does NVIDIA not provide rpms anymore? . A: Not every Linux distribution uses rpm, and NVIDIA wanted a single solution that would work across all Linux distributions. As indicated in the NVIDIA Software License, Linux distributions are welcome to repackage and redistribute the NVIDIA Linux driver in whatever package format they wish. . Furthermore, an email from NVIDIA: . Greetings, Randall! Comments below: . On 30 Jul 2003, Randall Donald wrote: . > To whom it may concern, > > My name is Randall Donald and I am the maintainer for the Debian > downloader packages nvidia-glx-src and nvidia-kernel-src. > As stated in your license and the README file > ( "As indicated in the NVIDIA Software License, Linux distributions > are welcome to repackage and redistribute the NVIDIA Linux driver in > whatever package format they wish." ) > I wish to include packages containing the Linux driver files in the > Debian archive. I'd like to know if it is legally permitted to > distribute binary kernel modules compiled from the NVIDIA kernel module > source and Debian kernel headers. . This is fine; thanks for asking. . > I am also wondering if the "No Separation of Components" clause > ( No Separation of Components. The SOFTWARE is licensed as a > single product. Its component parts may not be separated for use > on more than one computer, nor otherwise used separately from the > other parts.) > applies to splitting the glx driver and kernel module source into > multiple binary packages. . This is also fine. I believe this section of the license was intended to prevent users from doing things like using our Windows control panel with a competitor's display driver (that's not actually possible, but you get the idea...). In the case of separating the driver into a glx package and a kernel package (like we used to do ourselves), this is simply a packaging issue; of course users will use the packages together when they install. . Please feel free to redistribute the NVIDIA graphics driver. . Thank you for doing this for the NVIDIA+Debian community! . - Andy