diff -r 16aacb421bd4 -r ef907b0b5125 README --- a/README Mon Jan 26 10:34:53 2009 +0000 +++ b/README Mon Jan 26 11:16:10 2009 +0000 @@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ $Id$ +vim: spelllang=en spell tw=78 + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + Contents: 1) General Information 2) Requirements @@ -62,7 +66,7 @@ mode and EoE). To avoid frame timeouts, deactivating DMA access for hard drives is -recommented (hdparm -d0 ). +recommended (hdparm -d0 ). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -73,27 +77,20 @@ This file is part of the IgH EtherCAT Master. -The IgH EtherCAT Master 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. +The IgH EtherCAT Master is free software; you can redistribute it and/or +modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2, as +published by the Free Software Foundation. -The IgH EtherCAT Master 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. +The IgH EtherCAT Master 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 the IgH EtherCAT Master; if not, write to the Free Software -Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA +You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with +the IgH EtherCAT Master; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., +51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA -The right to use EtherCAT Technology is granted and comes free of -charge under condition of compatibility of product made by -Licensee. People intending to distribute/sell products based on the -code, have to sign an agreement to guarantee that products using -software based on IgH EtherCAT master stay compatible with the actual -EtherCAT specification (which are released themselves as an open -standard) as the (only) precondition to have the right to use EtherCAT -Technology, IP and trade marks. +Using the EtherCAT technology and brand is permitted in compliance with the +industrial property and similar rights of Beckhoff Automation GmbH. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------