Re: Copyright infringement in linux/drivers/usb/serial/keyspan*fw.h
From: idalton@ferret.phonewave.net
Subject: Re: Copyright infringement in linux/drivers/usb/serial/keyspan*fw.h
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 22:49:43 -0700
> On Mon, Apr 23, 2001 at 10:04:06PM -0600, Walter Landry wrote:
> > Adam J. Richter wrote:
> > Linus's Linux kernel releases from 2.3.50 through the latest
> > test release (2.4.4-pre6) contain GPL-incompatible "firmware" images
> > for "EZUSB" devices in linux/drivers/usb/serial/keyspan*fw.h, which
> > are #included into drivers which contain GPL'ed code, even when compiled
> > as modules.
>
> Are these files also in recent 2.2.x kernels also, from the USB
> backport?
>
> -- Ferret
> who doesn't have 2.2.x source to check.
My copy of 2.2.18pre21, which I downloaded from Debian, has those
files. More bugs to file.
Regards,
Walter Landry
landry@physics.utah.edu
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