From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: John Hasler Subject: Re: Binary-only firmware covered by the GPL? Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 19:30:12 -0600 Sender: linux-scsi-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <8765csbdjv.fsf@toncho.dhh.gt.org> References: <20040325082949.GA3376@gondor.apana.org.au> <20040325220803.GZ16746@fs.tum.de> <40635DD9.8090809@pobox.com> <1080260235.3643.103.camel@imladris.demon.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from sa-3.airstreamcomm.net ([64.33.192.163]:56587 "EHLO sa-3.airstreamcomm.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263834AbUCZBYc (ORCPT ); Thu, 25 Mar 2004 20:24:32 -0500 In-Reply-To: <1080260235.3643.103.camel@imladris.demon.co.uk> (David Woodhouse's message of "Fri, 26 Mar 2004 00:17:15 +0000") List-Id: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org To: 239952@bugs.debian.org, debian-devel@lists.debian.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org David Woodhouse writes: > The firmware blob in question can be reasonably considered to be an > independent and separate work in itself. The GPL doesn't apply to it when > it is distributed as a SEPARATE work. But when you distribute it as part > of a whole which is a work based on other parts of the kernel, by > including it in the kernel source... So don't. Put it in a seperate file and load it at boot time. -- John Hasler You may treat this work as if it john@dhh.gt.org were in the public domain. Dancing Horse Hill I waive all rights. Elmwood, Wisconsin