Bug#607298: firmware-linux-nonfree: Please include edgeport/down3.bin

[Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>]

On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 12:35:53PM -0600, John Goerzen wrote:
> Package: firmware-linux-nonfree
> Version: 0.27
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> The edgeport/1 firmware, specifically edgeport/down3.bin, is included
> in the 2.6.32 kernel.org tree but nowhere in Debian according to apt
> and Contents-amd64.gz.  This is needed for USB-to-serial converters.

The licence information we have is:

Licence: Allegedly GPLv2+, but no source visible. Marked:
//**************************************************************
//* Edgeport/4 Binary Image
//* Generated by HEX2C v1.06
//* Copyright (C) 1998 Inside Out Networks, All rights reserved.
//**************************************************************

This means we do not have clear permission to distribute it.  You could
try talking to Inside Out Networks (which now seems to be part of Digi
International) about fixing this.  I have had some success with other
companies.

Ben.

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