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Package: firmware-ralink
When downloading firmware files directly form ralink website
(http://www.ralinktech.com/ralink/Home/Support/Linux.html)
there is a license file included (file attached), which has
to be included everytime firmware is redistributed.
Not sure if this is also true for firmware from other vendors
(other firmware packages).
The license file should also added to the zip-files available from
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/firmware/.
Kind regards
Holger
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On Sat, Oct 04, 2008 at 09:23:33AM +0200, Holger Wansing wrote:
> When downloading firmware files directly form ralink website
> (http://www.ralinktech.com/ralink/Home/Support/Linux.html)
> there is a license file included (file attached), which has
> to be included everytime firmware is redistributed.
The license is located in the same location then every other package,
/usr/share/doc/$package/copyright.
> The license file should also added to the zip-files available from
> http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/firmware/.
This is not the firmware package.
Bastian
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