Bug#390994: linux-2.6: e100 microcode: distributable with BSD license, but license not in Linux source
severity 390994 normal
thanks
On Wed, Oct 04, 2006 at 04:08:02AM -0400, Nathanael Nerode wrote:
> Package: linux-2.6
> Severity: serious
> Justification: copyright
As BSD is a GPL-compatible license, it is valid to distribute this work only
under the terms of the GPL; furthermore, I don't see any evidence that the
firmware blob included in e100.c came from OpenBSD, so it's entirely
possible that it was licensed to Linux under the GPL and to OpenBSD under
the BSD license. The e100.c file also includes a valid copyright notice.
I don't see any policy violations here.
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