Bug#628676: firmware-nonfree: add ti-connectivity firmware
On Sun, 5 Jun 2011, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> In reality every transfer over a network involves many transient copies
> being made. However, I think that legally only the sender tends to be
> held responsible for distributing or copying.
It was sent to me by TI with the express intention of including it in the
git tree in that form.
> > I *do* expect anyone cloning the repository to comply with the indivual
> > licences for the components therein.
>
> But you also allow anyone to clone it before seeing the licence terms
> that may disallow that.
>
> So far as I know, none of the other licence texts claim to restrict
> recipients that don't use or redistribute the firmware.
If you do nothing with the firmware, but it merely exists in your clone of
the git tree (by virtue of TI's having deliberately put it there), what
exactly are you restricted from doing?
Why is this different to GPL'd firmware on which you violate the licence,
and lose your rights?
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dwmw2
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