Seems to me that Broadcom Inc. does really allow Debian to re-distribute the included firmware explicitly. regards Daniel Begin forwarded message(s): Datum: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 05:02:23 -0700 Von: nic_technology_support@broadcom.com An: daniel@tirolinux.net Betreff: [CASE#221365]: Closed - need firmware files Update Time: Apr 9 2009 5:00AM PST/PDT Field: Status Old Value: Resolved New Value: Closed -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Apr 2 2009 1:21PM PST/PDT Our Linux driver as a whole is released under GPL license; therefore, I don't see any issue with re-distributing the driver. -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* daniel@tirolinux.net Apr 2 2009 12:00PM PST/PDT So can you please clarify that to me and especially to the Debian Maintainers: Is the Debian project allowed to redistribute the firmware included in your drivers? Anyway, what would stand against the right to re-distribute firmware for a product/device that is already property of the customer who bought it? kind regards -- Daniel Knabl www.tirolinux.net daniel@tirolinux.net PGP/GPG Fingerprint - please send signed mail only A069 671B 39F2 E9B9 FB34 68BB 4BEC 1344 C8A4 3F0B -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Apr 2 2009 10:35AM PST/PDT These micro-codes are embedded into our drivers, we do not provide these separately. --- ISSUE SUMMARY --- Project: NIC Tech Product: BCM5906 Item: Linux 32 Status: Closed Requester: Daniel Knabl <daniel@tirolinux.net> Company: Broadcom Corporation Req. Priority: Low Summary: need firmware files Description: Debian does not provide firmware files, because they are not provided with source code which is necessary because of GPL. please provide the following firmware: tso-1.4.0, tg3_tso5.bin, tg3_tso.bin, tg3.bin Operating System: Linux 32 Additional OS Info: Debian Lenny 5.0 System Model: Lenovo 3000 N200 Device Type: On Board Driver Version: 3.92.1 Ethernet Controller: BCM5906 --- To view attachments for this case click on this link: https://support.broadcom.com/IMS/Public/IssueAttachments.aspx?IssueId=221365&AccessCode=399025034807870400000 --- --- INSTRUCTIONS: To update this case, reply to this email maintaining the full Case ID [including square parentheses] in the subject field. To avoid cluttering the "Notes" field, please delete the original message text before sending your reply. Original MailTo: daniel@tirolinux.net -- Daniel Knabl www.tirolinux.net daniel@tirolinux.net PGP/GPG Fingerprint - please send signed mail only A069 671B 39F2 E9B9 FB34 68BB 4BEC 1344 C8A4 3F0B
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