From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Marc Kleine-Budde Subject: Re: Softing Firmware on gitorious Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:12:20 +0100 Message-ID: <4F0EB204.406@pengutronix.de> References: <4F0DB66F.50509@hartkopp.net> <4F0DBF90.5050906@pengutronix.de> <4F0DC8BC.4040704@hartkopp.net> <20120112082536.GA380@e-circ.dyndns.org> <20120112090217.GB380@e-circ.dyndns.org> <4F0EA442.8080303@pengutronix.de> <20120112093009.GC380@e-circ.dyndns.org> <4F0EA90C.2050109@pengutronix.de> <20120112100137.GE380@e-circ.dyndns.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enigE36CAE4E3032635EFEF22936" Return-path: Received: from metis.ext.pengutronix.de ([92.198.50.35]:34945 "EHLO metis.ext.pengutronix.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751153Ab2ALKMZ (ORCPT ); Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:12:25 -0500 In-Reply-To: <20120112100137.GE380@e-circ.dyndns.org> Sender: linux-can-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: To: Oliver Hartkopp , "linux-can@vger.kernel.org" This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enigE36CAE4E3032635EFEF22936 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 01/12/2012 11:01 AM, Kurt Van Dijck wrote: > On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 10:34:04AM +0100, Marc Kleine-Budde wrote: >> On 01/12/2012 10:30 AM, Kurt Van Dijck wrote: >>>>> The 5.01 package states the binary blob (and their code) is GPLv2. >>>>> The remainders of the 4.6 package I still have (only the firmware p= art) also >>>>> state it's all released under GPLv2. >>>> >>>> Do you mean the binary blob's source code is available as GPLv2? Do = we >>>> have access to the source code? Would be interesting for the Debian = Kernel. >>> Softing releases a linux driver package, with linux driver code and f= irmware >>> under GPLv2. The firmware is packaged as array's in c files. >>> The sources of the firmware itself are not available. >> >> IANAL, some people think that a binary firmwarer w/o source code >> available under GPLv2 isn't GPv2. > I _think_ the Debian goal is to have a Free system.=20 > Firmware under GPLv2 without source, IMHO, _is_ GPLv2, but not Free. My opinion is: There is no GPLv2 without source :) The driver is GPLv2, but the firmware isn't. But I don't mind using the driver. I just wanted to point out that it's probably not included in debian's standard kernel. >> However, we can document that in the WHENCE file of the linux firmware= >> reporitory. > I think we can distribute the files, as long as we mention the source > (=3DSofting) to comply with the GPLv2. I think we should add the firmware to the linux firmware archive and document its origin. Marc --=20 Pengutronix e.K. | Marc Kleine-Budde | Industrial Linux Solutions | Phone: +49-231-2826-924 | Vertretung West/Dortmund | Fax: +49-5121-206917-5555 | Amtsgericht Hildesheim, HRA 2686 | http://www.pengutronix.de | --------------enigE36CAE4E3032635EFEF22936 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk8OsgYACgkQjTAFq1RaXHPAWwCeIBS7W4/WUY6DXSlztgmfQS9/ pMgAoIzXBq1skIULLBXscwWJ6ufzeQNn =Wrpp -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enigE36CAE4E3032635EFEF22936--