<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Terms_of_Use">The terms of use below are from...</span></h2><div><span class="mw-headline" id="Terms_of_Use"><a href="http://circuitco.com/support/index.php?title=BeagleBoneBlack">http://circuitco.com/support/index.php?title=BeagleBoneBlack</a></span></div><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Terms_of_Use"><br></span></h2><h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="Terms_of_Use">Terms of Use</span></h2><p>You may use the Beaglebone Black as you choose. However, we do not
support the use of the board in commercial products.The reasons for this
are very simple.<br>
</p><p>We did not design the board for use in your product. We cannot
therefore guarantee that it will work in all cases and over the full
range of operation you expect.<br>
</p><p>We have had instances where people have done this and returned
25% of their purchases saying they would not work. Either the boards
worked perfectly once received, or they had been blown up.<br>
This adds to our costs and puts a burden on our RMA operation. It also
takes away from our production capacity. We do not want to see our
distributors run out of boards because someone is buying up the
inventory.<br>
</p><p>We are here for the community and we want to keep costs as low as
possible to support the community. We are not looking for someone to by
a 1,000 boards so we can brag about how many we have sold. If you
decide to go ahead and do this, then the warranty will be void as a
result and no RMA support will be provided on the product.<br>
</p><p><b>All design materials are Open Source and easily accessible.
Everything is provided to build your own board. You can make changes as
needed or use it as is. It is your product when you use these materials.
There are resources available that can assist you in this effort if
needed.<br></b>
</p><p>There is one exception to this. You may use the board in a
product if we approve its use in the design and have access to all
design material for our review. The use of the board must be visible to
the end user and the use of the board must be part of the product
advertising.We view this as a value add arrangement. These arrangements
are VERY limited and we will be VERY selective in engaging in these
arrangements. The decision to engage or not is our decision.
</p>
<h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="Board_Shipments">Board Shipments</span></h2><p>We have shipped a total <b>22,168</b> boards to date. As more boards ship, the number will be updated. </p></body></html>