Re: Keyspan Firmware fun
On Thu, Apr 26, 2001 at 12:33:09AM -0700, Aaron Lehmann wrote:
>
> GPL'd or not, I'm sorry Greg but the firmware is non-free software.
>
> 2. Source Code
> The program must include source code, and must allow distribution
> in source code as well as compiled form.
>
> Who cares if it's under a free license when it doesn't comply with the
> terms of that license, namely that the source code must be publically
> available? And when the source code isn't available, the software is
> directly violating rule 2 of the DFSG.
Ok, I agree. Then you need to make sure all of the firmware images in
the kernel tree are removed from the Debian version of the kernel.
Part of why I brought this up was the fact that the keyspan driver isn't
the only firmware image with "odd" license issues in the kernel.
Good luck! :)
greg k-h
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