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You, '''as STMicroelectronics customers''', are responsible for compliance with the applicable license terms for any open source software included in the ''[[STM32MPU Embedded Software distribution|STM32MPU Embedded Software]]'' and related tools.

The following items constitute a non-exhaustive list of major elements to be considered by <u>'''You'''</u> prior to productizing a device based on ''STM32MPU Embedded Software''.

== GPLv3 ==

''STM32MPU Embedded Software'' embeds GPLv3 content.<br> 

It is Your responsibility, to comply with GPLv3 license terms when distributing GPLv3 content including, but not limited to, as embedded into your commercial product, and:
* either to remove the unwanted GPLv3 content from Your distribution,
* or to ensure compliance with the applicable license terms for any software included in Your distribution.


===How to identify GPLv3 content in STM32MPU Embedded Software?===

* A file containing all the software components and their respective license is available in each ''STM32MPU Embedded Software'' official release

* In [[Which STM32MPU Embedded Software Package better suits your needs#Distribution_Package|the Distribution Package]], each [[OpenEmbedded]] recipe includes license information

===How to manage GPLv3 content in STM32MPU Embedded Software?===

* You can list all the GPLv3 content

* You can: 
** Replace the GPLv3 content by an equivalent non-GPLv3 content.
** Remove the GPLv3 content. 

GPLv3 removal:
* In the Distribution Package, You may remove GPLv3 content by deleting it from the OpenEmbedded image recipe.
* You may remove GPLv3 content from the generated image.

== Audio/Video ==

''STM32MPU Embedded Software'', through included open source, embeds many audio and video codecs that are compliant with standards. 

A non-exhaustive list of such codecs are the following:
* AAC
* H264
* MPEG-4
* HEVC
* FLV1


It’s Your responsibility to check the patent policies and procedures associated with such standards and determine whether a license will be required to any third party patents.
== Licences ==
The exhaustive lists of the latest version of STM32MPU Embedded Software distribution are available at [[OpenSTLinux licenses|this location]] for the OpenSTLinux distribution, and at [[STM32CubeMP1 licenses|this location]] for the STM32CubeMP1 Package.

The exhaustive lists of the latest version of STM32MPU Embedded Software distribution for Android&trade; are available at [[STM32MPU distribution for Android licenses|this location]] for the STM32MPU distribution for Android, and at [[STM32CubeMP1 licenses|this location]] for the STM32CubeMP1 Package.

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