Hello,
I’d like to use some SDK samples kernels for my app. The kernels need to be adjusted to work with floating point inputs, but I am concerned if I can use code based on the NVIDIA samples at all.
Eg, for the matrix transpose sample I read
/*
- Copyright 1993-2009 NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved.
- NVIDIA Corporation and its licensors retain all intellectual property and
- proprietary rights in and to this software and related documentation and
- any modifications thereto. Any use, reproduction, disclosure, or distribution
- of this software and related documentation without an express license
- agreement from NVIDIA Corporation is strictly prohibited.
*/
Interestingly the same matrix transpose sample from the OpenCL SDK has a much more relaxed copyright note
/*
- Copyright 1993-2007 NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved.
- NOTICE TO USER:
- This source code is subject to NVIDIA ownership rights under U.S. and
- international Copyright laws. Users and possessors of this source code
- are hereby granted a nonexclusive, royalty-free license to use this code
- in individual and commercial software.
- NVIDIA MAKES NO REPRESENTATION ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THIS SOURCE
- CODE FOR ANY PURPOSE. IT IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT EXPRESS OR
- IMPLIED WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. NVIDIA DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH
- REGARD TO THIS SOURCE CODE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
- MERCHANTABILITY, NONINFRINGEMENT, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
- IN NO EVENT SHALL NVIDIA BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
- OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS
- OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE
- OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE
- OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOURCE CODE.
- U.S. Government End Users. This source code is a “commercial item” as
- that term is defined at 48 C.F.R. 2.101 (OCT 1995), consisting of
- “commercial computer software” and "commercial computer software
- documentation" as such terms are used in 48 C.F.R. 12.212 (SEPT 1995)
- and is provided to the U.S. Government only as a commercial end item.
- Consistent with 48 C.F.R.12.212 and 48 C.F.R. 227.7202-1 through
- 227.7202-4 (JUNE 1995), all U.S. Government End Users acquire the
- source code with only those rights set forth herein.
- Any use of this source code in individual and commercial software must
- include, in the user documentation and internal comments to the code,
- the above Disclaimer and U.S. Government End Users Notice.
*/
So, is NVIDIA heading to the more relaxed copyright of OpenCL for CUDA stuff soon, or do I have to ask for a written permission to use & modify the CUDA sample code.
These copyright’s do not exactly help to widespread the use of efficient code on NVIDIA GPUs.
Regards
Mark