Re: Bug#239952: kernel-source-2.6.4: qla2xxx contains non-free firmware
On Fri, Mar 26, 2004 at 01:05:42PM +0100, Eduard Bloch wrote:
> Moin Adrian!
> Adrian Bunk schrieb am Donnerstag, den 25. März 2004:
>
> > First of all:
> > I'm not the big "remove this software because it doesn't fit into an
> > ideal free software picture" evangelist.
> >
> > I sent this bug since (as you mention) there were other drivers disabled
> > for the same reason, and even the GFDL (which is at most very slighly
>
> NO. NOT the same reason, please understand the issue before filing bugs.
> There is a difference between
>
> a) firmware chunks under the GPL
> b) under distribution-hostile licenses
>
> 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?
> The second ones are problematic and that is why they have been removed.
The second ones have to be removed even from non-free.
> Regards,
> Eduard.
cu
Adrian
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