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

Luis R. Rodriguez
2009-11-17T17:45:33Z

On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 06:59:00AM -0800, Marcel Holtmann wrote:
> > 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.

> 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.

Luis