OpenBTS Most parts copyright 2008-2011 Free Software Foundation. Some parts copyright 2010 Kestrel Signal Processing, Inc. Some parts copyright 2011 Range Networks, Inc. Patent Laws The use of this software to provide GSM services may result in the use of patented technologies. The user of this software is required to take whatever actions are necessary to avoid patent infringement. Trademark "OpenBTS" is a registered trademark of Range Networks, Inc. (Range), a California corporation. Range reserves the right to control the use of this trademark. Do not use this trademark in commerce without permission and do not rebrand OpenBTS under a different trademark. Telecom and Radio Spectrum Laws The primary function of OpenBTS is the provision of telecommunications service over a radio link. This activity is heavily regulated nearly everywhere in the world. Users of this software are expected to comply with local and national regulations in the jurisdictions where this sortware is used with radio equipment. Legal Summary The user of this software is expected to comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including patent laws, copyright laws, and telecommunications regulations. The legal restrictions listed here are not necessarily exhaustive. Note to US Government Users The OpenBTS software applications and associated documentation are "Commercial Item(s)," as that term is defined at 48 C.F.R. Section 2.101, consisting of "Commercial Computer Software" and "Commercial Computer Software Documentation," as such terms are used in 48 C.F.R. 12.212 or 48 C.F.R. 227.7202, as applicable. Consistent with 48 C.F.R. 12.212 or 48 C.F.R. Sections 227.7202-1 through 227.7202-4, as applicable, the Commercial Computer Software and Commercial Computer Software Documentation are being licensed to U.S. Government end users (a) only as Commercial Items and (b) with only those rights as are granted to all other end users pursuant to the terms and conditions of GPLv3 and AGPLv3. Note to US Government Contractors GPL is not compatible with "government purpose rights" (GPR). If you receive OpenBTS software under a GPL and deliver it under GPR, you will be in violation of GPL and possibly subject to enforcement actions by the original authors and copyright holders, including the Free Software Foundation, Inc. Software Licensing and Distribution A subset of OpenBTS is distributed publicly under AGPLv3. Range reserves the right to distribute most of this source code other licenses as well. See the COPYING file for more information on the license for this distribution.