Re: ipw2100 firmware distributable?

["Benjamin Cutler" <cutler@cs.colostate.edu>]

Sebastian Ley wrote:
> Hello legal wizards,
>
> I need some advice about a license, my legal-english is not enough to
> determine whether the ipw2100 (popular wifi chipset) firmware by Intel
> is distributable in non-free.
>
> The license can be found here:
> http://ipw2100.sourceforge.net/firmware.php?fid=2
>
> My problems are:
> - Are we as Debian project a OEM or ISV?
> - Since Intel requires an acceptance of this EULA, would I need to
>   gather that acceptance too?
> - If it is not redistributable, may I add a downloading feature to the
>   postinst?
>
> Someone actually packaged the firmware as RPM, which was approved by
> the lead developer:
> http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=8508767
>
> Please CC me on replies, as I am not subscribed.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Sebastian

It sounds pretty sketchy at best. I'd e-mail somebody at Intel and get 
specific permission, similar to what the packager for 
nvidia-graphics-drivers did:

http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/non-free/n/nvidia-graphics-drivers/nvidia-graphics-drivers_1.0.5336-9/copyright