On Tue, Apr 20, 2004 at 09:31:14PM -0400, Nathanael Nerode wrote: > In addition, a package in 'non-free' will be required to hold the three > firmware files for ATI's cards. *sigh* Please note that this is explicitly _not_ the case. Firmware is okay in main for sarge as long as it's not distributed in a way that violates the GPL. > Similarly, 'non-free' packages will be needed for other hardware, Ditto. http://people.debian.org/~ajt/sarge_rc_policy.txt has been updated thus: An exception exists for "firmware" - that is code that will be uploaded to a hardware device as part of making it functional. This may be distributed in main even without source or modifications being allowed; but you must be careful not to violate the GPL by incorporating it into a GPLed program. This generally means using the hotplug request_firmware() interface to load the firmware from userspace. The firmware does not need to be moved into a separate package, however. Cheers, aj -- Anthony Towns <aj@humbug.org.au> <http://azure.humbug.org.au/~aj/> Don't assume I speak for anyone but myself. GPG signed mail preferred. Protect Open Source in Australia from over-reaching changes to IP law http://www.petitiononline.com/auftaip/ & http://www.linux.org.au/fta/
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