From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S266199AbUH2FM5 (ORCPT ); Sun, 29 Aug 2004 01:12:57 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S266208AbUH2FM5 (ORCPT ); Sun, 29 Aug 2004 01:12:57 -0400 Received: from mail.kroah.org ([69.55.234.183]:25224 "EHLO perch.kroah.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S266199AbUH2FM4 (ORCPT ); Sun, 29 Aug 2004 01:12:56 -0400 Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 22:01:07 -0700 From: Greg KH To: "Adam J. Richter" Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, rddunlap@osdl.org, steve@steve-parker.org Subject: Re: PWC issue Message-ID: <20040829050107.GB19005@kroah.com> References: <200408290206.i7T267e16663@adam.yggdrasil.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200408290206.i7T267e16663@adam.yggdrasil.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sat, Aug 28, 2004 at 07:06:07PM -0700, Adam J. Richter wrote: > I hasten to add that, while I think that the binary firmware > images that I believe violate the GPL should be removed from the > kernel immediately, there are also some binary firmware images > covered by GPL compatible copying permissions, which include > source code, such as xircom_pgs.S. For the GPL-compatible > firmware binaries that include source code, I have no problem > with a six month warning period. I understand that we currently disagree about this point, and am comfortable with our disagreement :) So, what do you want to do? If no one sends me a patch to even provide the option of the images moving out of the kernel at some point in time, it's not going to get done. thanks, greg k-h