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What does that mean, though? Wouldn't they need an open source license for everything in BTStack except non-RP2040 drivers? There's a daemon, there's a "libusb", etc. This sounds like it'd require open sourcing practically all of BTStack, not just one driver?


There's really not that much. "libusb" is just the port of BTStack to the libusb API.


I'm just curious about the backstory; did the RPi foundation pay BTStack to be ok with this sudden open sourcing?


It sounds like it won't be open source. It'll be redistributable, but legally only usable on Raspberry Pis. Just like cyw43-driver.


Okay, so the minimal pessimistic interpretation of "more permissive". Bummer.




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