Update IoT Edge license to be more permissive (#56)

* Clarify language to allow redistribution of all runtime components. * Minor updates
Azure · Jul 21, 2020 · c7f1ef4 · c7f1ef4
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 MICROSOFT SOFTWARE LICENSE TERMS
 MICROSOFT AZURE IOT EDGE RUNTIME COMPONENTS
-(July 2018)
+(July 2020)
 ________________________________________
 
 These license terms are an agreement between you and Microsoft Corporation (or 
@@ -14,20 +14,13 @@ HAVE THE RIGHTS BELOW. BY USING THE SOFTWARE, YOU ACCEPT THESE TERMS.
 1. INSTALLATION AND USE RIGHTS.
    a) General. You may install and use any number of copies of the software on 
       your devices (including to develop and test devices and applications) 
-      solely to interface with Microsoft Azure IoT.  
+      which interface with Microsoft Azure IoT.  
    b) Included Microsoft Components. The software includes Microsoft components 
       which are licensed to you under the terms of this agreement. You may only 
       use the included components with the software.
-   c) Open Source Components. The software may incorporate copyrighted material 
-      from third parties under open source licenses. Copies of these licenses 
-      are included in the ThirdPartyNotices file or other accompanying notices 
-      file. You may find a copy of any Corresponding Source code if required by 
-      such licenses at http://3rdpartysource.microsoft.com. You may also obtain 
-      a copy of the Corresponding Source during the time period specified in 
-      the license by sending a check or money order for US$5.00 to: Source Code
-       Compliance Team, Microsoft Corporation, 1 Microsoft Way, 
-       Redmond, WA 98052, USA. Please write “source code for [OSS PROJECT NAME]” 
-       in the memo line of your payment. 
+   c) Open Source Components. The software may include third party components 
+      with separate legal notices or governed by other agreements, as may be 
+      described in the ThirdPartyNotices file(s) accompanying the software.
    d) Third Party Software. The software may enable you to obtain software 
       applications from other sources.  Those applications are offered and 
       distributed by third parties under their own license terms.  Microsoft is 
@@ -38,39 +31,37 @@ HAVE THE RIGHTS BELOW. BY USING THE SOFTWARE, YOU ACCEPT THESE TERMS.
       directly from the third party providers and under separate license terms, 
       and that it is your responsibility to locate, understand and comply with 
       those license terms.  Microsoft grants you no license rights for 
-      third-party software or applications that is obtained using this software.   
-   e) Microsoft Online Subscription Agreement. Some features of the software 
+      third-party software or applications that is obtained using this software.
+   e) Microsoft Azure Services. Some features of the software 
       provide access to, or rely on, Microsoft Azure Services. The use of those 
       services (but not the software) is governed by the separate terms and 
       privacy policies associated with your Microsoft Azure subscription. The 
       services may not be available in all regions. For more information see 
       https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/support/legal/.  
-2. DISTRIBUTABLE CODE. Subject to the terms of this section and conditioned on 
-   your compliance with this agreement, you are permitted to distribute, in object 
-   code form only, the components listed below (the “distributable code”) in 
-   devices or applications you develop which interface solely with Microsoft 
-   Azure IoT. You may permit distributors of your devices or applications to copy 
-   and distribute any of the distributable code you elect to distribute.
-   a) Distributable code. 
-      “Azure IoT Security Daemon” (including “moby-cli” and “moby-engine” which 
-      may only be used with the Azure IoT Security Daemon)
-   b) Distribution Requirements. For any code you distribute, you must:
+2. DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS. Subject to the terms of this section and conditioned on 
+   your compliance with this agreement, you are permitted to distribute the
+   software, in object code form only, in devices or applications you develop 
+   which interface with Microsoft Azure IoT. You may permit distributors of your
+   devices or applications to copy and distribute the software as embedded in
+   your devices or applications.
+   a) Distribution Requirements. For any code you distribute, you must:
       i. require distributors and external end users to agree to terms that 
       protect it and Microsoft at least as much as this agreement; and
       ii. indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Microsoft from any claims, 
       including attorneys’ fees, related to the distribution or use of your 
-      devices, except to the extent that any claim is based solely on the 
-      unmodified distributable code.
-   c) Distribution Restrictions. You may not:
-      i. use Microsoft’s trademarks or trade dress in your application in any 
-      way that suggests your device comes from or is endorsed by Microsoft 
-      (unless your device or application is certified by Microsoft pursuant to 
-      a formal certification program and subject to separate agreement); or
-      ii. modify or distribute the source code of any distributable code so 
-      that any part of it becomes subject to any license that requires that 
-      the distributable code, any other part of the software, or any of 
-      Microsoft’s other intellectual property be disclosed or distributed in 
-      source code form, or that others have the right to modify it.
+      devices or applications, except to the extent that any claim is based 
+      solely on the unmodified distributable code.
+   b) Distribution Restrictions. You may not:
+      i. use Microsoft’s trademarks or trade dress in your device or 
+      application in any way that suggests your device or application comes 
+      from or is endorsed by Microsoft (unless your device or application is 
+      certified by Microsoft pursuant to a formal certification program and 
+      subject to separate agreement); or
+      ii. modify or distribute the source code made available with the software 
+      so that any part of it becomes subject to any license that requires that 
+      any part of the software, or any of Microsoft’s other intellectual 
+      property be disclosed or distributed in source code form, or that others 
+      have the right to modify it.
 3. DATA COLLECTION. The software may collect information about you and your 
    use of the software and send that to Microsoft. Microsoft may use this 
    information to provide services and improve Microsoft’s products and 
@@ -101,7 +92,7 @@ HAVE THE RIGHTS BELOW. BY USING THE SOFTWARE, YOU ACCEPT THESE TERMS.
    e) share, publish, distribute, or lend the software, provide the 
       software (except for any distributable code, subject to the terms above) 
       as a stand-alone hosted solution for others to use, or transfer the 
-    software or this agreement to any third party.
+      software or this agreement to any third party.
 5. EXPORT RESTRICTIONS. You must comply with all domestic and international 
    export laws and regulations that apply to the software, which include 
    restrictions on destinations, end users, and end use. For further 
@@ -223,4 +214,4 @@ ci-dessus ne s’appliquera pas à votre égard.
 EFFET JURIDIQUE. Le présent contrat décrit certains droits juridiques. Vous 
 pourriez avoir d’autres droits prévus par les lois de votre pays. Le présent 
 contrat ne modifie pas les droits que vous confèrent les lois de votre pays si 
-celles-ci ne le permettent pas.
+celles-ci ne le permettent pas.