Re: Bug#239952: kernel-source-2.6.4: qla2xxx contains non-free firmware
Don Armstrong <don@donarmstrong.com> wrote:
>
> For example, I see no problem with PNG files being distributed in the
> source tarball alongside the SVG or PS or whatever files were used to
> generate the artwork in the first place. If an upstream is not doing
> that, the upstream has problems, and is causing them for anyone who is
> downstream and trying to redistribute a work.[2]
> 2: Please don't go out and file RC bugs for this, though. If you
> identify a case like this, work with upstream to make the source
> available.
Right, so for binary firmware we can file RC bugs without checking
with the copyright holders, but for PNGs the rules are different.
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