{"id":166955,"date":"2025-11-24T20:45:42","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T20:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/arduinos-new-terms-of-service-worries-hobbyists-ahead-of-qualcomm-acquisition\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T20:45:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T20:45:42","slug":"arduinos-new-terms-of-service-worries-hobbyists-ahead-of-qualcomm-acquisition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/arduinos-new-terms-of-service-worries-hobbyists-ahead-of-qualcomm-acquisition\/","title":{"rendered":"Arduino\u2019s new terms of service worries hobbyists ahead of Qualcomm acquisition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Some members of the maker community are distraught about Arduino\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arduino.cc\/en\/terms-conditions\/\">new terms of service<\/a> (ToS), saying that the added rules put the company\u2019s open source DNA at risk.<\/p>\n<p>Arduino updated its ToS and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arduino.cc\/en\/privacy-policy\/\"> privacy policy<\/a> this month, which is about a month after <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2025\/10\/arduino-retains-its-brand-and-mission-following-acquisition-by-qualcomm\/\">Qualcomm announced that it\u2019s acquiring<\/a> the open source hardware and software company. Among the most controversial changes is this addition:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>User shall not:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>translate, decompile or reverse-engineer the Platform, or engage in any other activity designed to identify the algorithms and logic of the Platform\u2019s operation, unless expressly allowed by Arduino or by applicable license agreements \u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In response to concerns from some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/adafruit_opensource-privacy-techpolicy-activity-7396903362237054976-r14H\/\">members of the maker community<\/a>, including from open source hardware distributor and manufacturer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adafruit.com\/about\">Adafruit<\/a>, Arduino posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.arduino.cc\/2025\/11\/21\/the-arduino-terms-of-service-and-privacy-policy-update-setting-the-record-straight\/\">blog<\/a> on Friday. Regarding the new reverse-engineering rule, Arduino\u2019s blog said:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2025\/11\/arduinos-new-terms-of-service-worries-hobbyists-ahead-of-qualcomm-acquisition\/\">Read full article<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2025\/11\/arduinos-new-terms-of-service-worries-hobbyists-ahead-of-qualcomm-acquisition\/#comments\">Comments<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wpematico_credit\"><small>Powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpematico.com\" target=\"_blank\">WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some members of the maker community are distraught about Arduino\u2019s new terms of service (ToS), saying that the added rules put the company\u2019s open source DNA at risk. Arduino updated its ToS and privacy policy this month, which is about a month after Qualcomm announced that it\u2019s acquiring the open source hardware and software company. 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