Re: Bug#239952: kernel-source-2.6.4: qla2xxx contains non-free firmware

[Eduard Bloch <edi@gmx.de>]

Moin Adrian!
Adrian Bunk schrieb am Freitag, den 26. März 2004:

> > The first ones are okay, the situation is not different than PNG images
> > distributed with GPL packages.
> 
> Thinking your thought a bit further:
> 
> If NVidia would release their binary-only drivers under the GPL (but 
> without source), you say they could then be included in main?

You miss the point again (deliberate?). I say that IFF NVidia ships their
drivers with DSFG-compatible source for all precompiled object files
that are parts of the code running in the HOST system kernel, YES. But
that is not what we are talking about; this thread is about firmware
blobs running inside of the target hardware, never touched during the
software development. They are not MODIFIED to change the code running
within the GPL space (kernel) so there is no need to distribute any
pre-form of the binary blob.

Regards,
Eduard.
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