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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>What parts of the nRF_CONNECT_SDK are proprietary?</title><link>https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/100672/what-parts-of-the-nrf_connect_sdk-are-proprietary</link><description>Hello, 
 I was just watching a video about Zephyr and the nRF_CONNECT_SDK and was perplexed to hear that some parts of the SDK are proprietary. 
 This raises the question of what parts of the SDK are proprietary? 
 Are any proprietary parts included in</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 13</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2023 07:43:38 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/100672/what-parts-of-the-nrf_connect_sdk-are-proprietary" /><item><title>RE: What parts of the nRF_CONNECT_SDK are proprietary?</title><link>https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/430371?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2023 07:43:38 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:982d4601-1831-447b-8f6f-b0534d887222</guid><dc:creator>Karl Ylvisaker</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Hello Jerry,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are indeed proprietary components in our nRF Connect SDK - like the SoftDevice Controller, for instance - but fortunately our licenses are &lt;em&gt;very&lt;/em&gt; permissive(to the point where it is not an issue at all) so long as you are using it with Nordic products.&lt;br /&gt;For a more in-depth discussion on this I would have to refer you to your Regional Sales Manager - Michael Knight - who you can reach out to on&amp;nbsp;michael.knight@nordicsemi.no. Please do not hesitate to reach out to him to discuss this further! :)&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Best regards,&lt;br /&gt;Karl&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>