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EEVblog 1721 – RIP Arduino (New T&C Deep Dive)


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Qualcomm have bought out Arduino, and several weeks later have altered the Terms & Conditions. Dave does a deep dive of the changes.

https://www.arduino.cc/en/terms-conditions/

https://web.archive.org/web/20250912221625/https://www.arduino.cc/en/terms-conditions/

00:00 – Qualcomm have acquired Arduino. I’ve got a bad feeling about this…

01:02 – How much did they pay for Arduino?
02:54 – They have changed the Terms And Conditions
03:54 – Arbitration Disputes
04:21 – Kids? Bugger off!
05:11 – Are they now restricting reverse engineering?
06:35 – Irrevocable! Give us everything, forever.
07:08 – Revocable! We can take away your stuff.
08:26 – No competition for you!
09:46 – Patents
10:25 – Export & Trade Compliance. No selling to naughty people.
11:10 – For Personal Use Only
11:36 – Changes to the Changes. We can shut it all down.
12:24 – We can suspend your account
12:49 – Arbitration blah blah
13:31 – LibreDuino

Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1721-rip-arduino-(new-tc-deep-dive)/

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