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Re: Leverage in licensing discussions



Hello Ben and *,

Am 2008-11-07 22:09:35, schrieb Ben Hutchings:
> That's not true.  DFSG only requires that the copyright holder grants
> certain permissions, regardless of whether the law of some jurisdiction
> overrides those permissions.  Software could be included in main even if
> it is illegal to modify it in certain ways, so long as that restriction
> is not imposed by the copyright holder.  Of course, if it is illegal
> even to distribute the unmodified software (particularly if that is the
> case in the US where the ftpmaster host is) then it would have to be
> excluded.

OK, if I distribute the firmware as open source, I  have  to  distribute
the firmware with it since the from ME build firmware  IS  certified  to
meet exact the specifications.  I have the checksums and  whatelse  from
the firmware blob, which  I  need  to  prove,  the  from  me  distibuted
firmware is OK.  In case of problems, the original firmware blob must be
availlable

So the question is:
    Does Debian distribut it together?
    (the certified firmware blob and the non-certified source)

Thanks, Greetings and nice Day/Evening
    Michelle Konzack
    Systemadministrator
    24V Electronic Engineer
    Tamay Dogan Network
    Debian GNU/Linux Consultant


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