Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 04 Apr 2005 16:47:36 -0400 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: non-free firmware in kernel modules, aggregation and unclear copyright notice. |
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Sven Luther wrote: > On Mon, Apr 04, 2005 at 03:55:55PM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote: > >>Matthew Wilcox wrote: >> >>>On Mon, Apr 04, 2005 at 10:51:30AM -0700, Greg KH wrote: >>> >>> >>>>Then let's see some acts. We (lkml) are not the ones with the percieved >>>>problem, or the ones discussing it. >>> >>> >>>Actually, there are some legitimate problems with some of the files in >>>the Linux source base. Last time this came up, the Acenic firmware was >>>mentioned: >>> >>>http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2004/12/msg00078.html >>> >>>Seems to me that situation is still not resolved. >> >>And it looks like no one cares enough to make the effort to resolve this... >> >>I would love an open source acenic firmware. > > > Yep, but in the meantime, let's clearly mark said firmware as > not-covered-by-the-GPL. In the acenic case it seems to be even easier, as the > firmware is in a separate acenic_firmware.h file, and it just needs to have > the proper licencing statement added, saying that it is not covered by the > GPL, and then giving the information under what licence it is being > distributed.
Who has meaningfully contacted Alteon (probably "Neterion" now) about this? What is the progress of that request?
> Jeff, since your name was found in the tg3.c case, and you seem to care about > this too, what is your take on this proposal ? > > Friendly,
Bluntly, Debian is being a pain in the ass ;-)
There will always be non-free firmware to deal with, for key hardware.
Jeff
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