AMD's Software Driver Policy

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AMD's Software Driver Policy

A brief summary of AMD's acquisition and distribution policy associated with PCnet-based drivers is presented below.

Object Code for Internal Testing

The AMD driver diskettes are provided free of charge for evaluation purposes only. Distribution rights must be obtained as detailed below. Copies of these diskettes can be obtained by contacting your local AMD sales representative.

Object Code for Distribution

Unlimited, royalty-free rights to distribute the object code and Boot ROM code in the AMD driver diskettes (for all AMD-developed Novell drivers, NDIS 2.01, NDIS 3.x, Packet Driver, and Unix) can be obtained by purchasing a PCnet Licensable Technology Kit and signing the corresponding license agreement. Contact your local AMD sales representative for more information.

Source Code for Modifications and Distribution

Source code for the Novell NetWare ODI drivers is available to anyone owning a Novell LAN Driver Development Kit (DDK). These drivers and all rights associated with them must be obtained by contacting Novell directly.

Source code for NDIS 2.01 and Boot ROM can be obtained by purchasing a source code package from AMD. Contact your local AMD sales representative for more information.

Source code for NDIS 3.x for Windows for Workgroups and Windows NT can be obtained by purchasing a source code package from AMD. Contact your local AMD sales representative for more information.

SCO Unix source code can be obtained by purchasing a source code package from AMD. Contact your local AMD sales representative for more information.

Novell UnixWare source code can be obtained by purchasing a source code package from AMD. Contact your local AMD sales representative for more information.

SunSoft Solaris source code can be obtained by purchasing a source code package from AMD. Contact your local AMD sales representative for more information.

Source code for the Packet Driver is included in the AMD Object Code Driver Diskette.

Source code for AMD's PCnet Family AMINSTAL utility is included with the PCnet Licensable Technology kits.

Upon purchasing any of the above listed source code packages, customers receive the rights to modify this source code, recompile, and ship unlimited object code versions of this modified driver. Customers receive no rights to redistribute source code. However, customers do receive unlimited object code distribution rights for the unmodified driver.