"Kevin B. McCarty" <kmccarty@Princeton.EDU> wrote: > I second the proposal below. It explicitly takes effect only for Etch, > and it will allow installation on machines requiring tg3 net drivers (of > which I have one). > > I believe this is the fourth second, so it only needs one more? Yes, me. I was confused earlier (I thought that seconding this proposal would delay the vote on the other ones). So here's my second: > Sven Luther wrote: > >> === START OF PROPOSAL === >> Definition: For the purpose of this resolution, the "firmware" mentioned below >> designates binary data included in some of the linux kernel drivers, usually as >> hex-encoded variables and whose purpose is to be loaded into a given piece of >> hardware, and be run outside the main memory space of the main processor(s). >> >> 1. We affirm that our Priorities are our users and the free software >> community (Social Contract #4); >> >> 2. We acknowledge that there is a lot of progress in the kernel firmware >> issue, both upstream and in the debian packaging; however, it is not >> yet finally sorted out. >> >> 3. We give priority to the timely release of Etch over sorting every bit out; >> for this reason, we will treat removal of problematic firmware as a >> best-effort process, and in no case add additional problematic material >> to the upstream released kernel tarball. >> >> 4. We allow inclusion of such firmware into Debian Etch, even if their license >> does not normally allow modification, as long as we are legally allowed to >> distribute them. >> >> 5. We further note that some of these firmware do not have individual license, >> and thus implicitly fall under the generic linux kernel GPL license. >> We will include these firmware in Debian Etch and review them after the >> release. Vendors of such firmware may wish to investigate the licensing >> terms, and make sure the GPL distribution conditions are respected, >> especially with regards to source availability. >> >> 6. We will include those firmware into the debian linux kernel package as well >> as the installer components (.udebs) used by the debian-installer. >> ==== END OF PROPOSAL ==== Yup. That one. -- Dr. Frank Küster Single Molecule Spectroscopy, Protein Folding @ Inst. f. Biochemie, Univ. Zürich Debian Developer (teTeX/TeXLive)
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