Re: Binary-only firmware covered by the GPL?

To: 239952@bugs.debian.org, debian-devel@lists.debian.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Binary-only firmware covered by the GPL?
From: John Hasler <john@dhh.gt.org>
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 19:39:33 -0600
Message-id: <[🔎] 871xngbd4a.fsf@toncho.dhh.gt.org>
In-reply-to: <[🔎] 81ptb0wh45.wl@omega.webmasters.gr.jp> (GOTO Masanori's message of "Fri, 26 Mar 2004 10:07:38 +0900")
References: <E1B6Izr-0002Ai-00@r063144.stusta.swh.mhn.de> <[🔎] 20040325082949.GA3376@gondor.apana.org.au> <[🔎] 20040325220803.GZ16746@fs.tum.de> <[🔎] 40635DD9.8090809@pobox.com> <[🔎] 20040326003339.GD25059@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> <[🔎] 81ptb0wh45.wl@omega.webmasters.gr.jp>

GOTO Masanori writes:
> But think about: why can we distribute assembler only code in linux
> kernel?

Was it not written in assembler?  If so, there is no problem.

> If they insist this source code is GPL, then I think this code is covered
> under GPL at least for this case.  If it's GPL, then we can derive the
> newer firmware code from this original ql2100_fw.c freely.

I don't follow you.  What source code?
-- 
John Hasler
john@dhh.gt.org (John Hasler)
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI

Reply to:

References:
- Re: Bug#239952: kernel-source-2.6.4: qla2xxx contains non-free firmware
  - From: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
- Binary-only firmware covered by the GPL?
  - From: Adrian Bunk <bunk@fs.tum.de>
- Re: Binary-only firmware covered by the GPL?
  - From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
- Re: Binary-only firmware covered by the GPL?
  - From: Matthew Wilcox <willy@debian.org>
- Re: Binary-only firmware covered by the GPL?
  - From: GOTO Masanori <gotom@debian.or.jp>

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