Re: [PATCH] DFU Driver and firmware for Atheros bluetooth chipset AR3011

Marcel Holtmann
2009-11-17T20:29:01Z

Hi Luis,

> > > diff --git a/firmware/atherosbt.bin b/firmware/atherosbt.bin
> > > new file mode 100644
> > > index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4a5ffb8de898fab1595662742f287493689e2b3b
> > > GIT binary patch
> >
> > What license is on this firmware. We can't include it into the Linux
> > kernel unless it us under GPL.
>
> Actually GPL-compatible.

true.

> > If it is a binary license and has a
> > proper distribution license then it can go to the linux-firmware tree
> > once you fixed the name of it of course.
>
> Vikram, you can use this firmware if you are not opening up the firmware:
>
> http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/mcgrof/firmware/LICENCE.atheros_firmware
>
> Our legal department has given us the blessing to use this for our firmware for
> 802.11 when we don't open it up and release it under a GPL-compatible license.

I am more than happy to work on getting a fully open source and GPL
compatible firmware into the kernel, but until then, this needs to be
send to the linux-firmware tree with a similar LICENSE file.

Regards

Marcel