Qualcomm, Trepn, and EULA Nonsense
Qualcomm���s Trepn Power Profiler ��� which helps to measure battery, CPU, and GPU
performance of systems and apps ��� cannot be used by most developers. The tool
may be fine. It end-user license agreement (EULA) is not.
In particular, section 2.3 (���Additional Restrictions���) states:
You will not: ���use the Software and/or Documentation to create or develop any developer tools (including without limitation plug-ins and middleware) or any software other than end-user targeted computer vision software applications
This seems oddly specific. If you are writing a computer vision app, you can
use Trepn. Otherwise, you cannot.
Except that another clause may prevent many developers from using it even for that purpose:
You shall not��� incorporate, link, distribute or use any third party software or code in conjunction with��� any software, products, documentation, content or other materials developed using the Software
From the standpoint of you as a developer, the Android Support library is ���third party software
or code��� that you ���link��� to your code. If you use such a library, and you
use Trepn (���the Software���), arguably you are in violation of the EULA.
This is par for the course for Qualcomm and Trepn. This tool has had EULA problems
as long as I can remember.
Other bits of nonsense:
Saying that you cannot ���commence any installation process��� of Trepn if you
do not agree to the EULA��� for an app distributed by the Play Store, such that
you can only read the EULA after having installed Trepn.
Bug reports are mandatory (���You agree to report to QTI all bugs you experience
or encounter with the Software������). There is no word on what caliber of bullets will be used
by Qualcomm���s firing squad for developers neglecting to report a bug in Trepn.
A product that has been around for years, and is presently at version 6.2,
���is a prerelease, beta or experimental version and is not at the level of
performance and compatibility of a final product���. In related news, Qualcomm���s
legal counsel really does not like the Oxford comma.
Suffice it to say, I have not agreed to this edition of the license agreement,
as I am not developing computer vision applications.
Perhaps one of these days Qualcomm will have a EULA for Trepn that makes sense. Perhaps
one of these days I will wake up with a full head of hair.
