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

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Subject: Re: Bug#239952: kernel-source-2.6.4: qla2xxx contains non-free firmware
From: John Hasler <john@dhh.gt.org>
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 14:57:15 -0600
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In-reply-to: <[🔎] c4231k$vns$1@sea.gmane.org> (Nathanael Nerode's message of "Fri, 26 Mar 2004 15:16:08 -0500")
References: <E1B6Izr-0002Ai-00@r063144.stusta.swh.mhn.de> <[🔎] 20040325082949.GA3376@gondor.apana.org.au> <[🔎] 20040325230545.GU9248@cheney.cx> <[🔎] c4231k$vns$1@sea.gmane.org>

Nathanael Nerode writes:
> (2) drivers/firmware released only "under the GPL" as binary blobs, where
> the copyright holders have secret source code hidden away somewhere.
> These cannot legally be distributed, at all, because the terms of the GPL
> cannot be satisfied.

Repeating myself because I think it is an important point:  these _can_ be
distributed if the copyright owners give explicit permission.

However, they are not GPL-compatible (nor DFSG compliant).
-- 
John Hasler
john@dhh.gt.org (John Hasler)
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI

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