Re: non-free firmware in kernel modules, aggregation and unclear copyright notice.

Michael Poole
2005-04-04T13:27:06Z

Sven Luther writes:

> Hello,
>
> <quick sumary>
> Current linux kernel source hold undistributable non-free firmware blobs, and
> to consider them as mere agregation, a clear licence statement from the
> copyright holders of said non-free firmware blobls is needed, read below for
> details.
> </quick sumary>
>
> Please keep everyone in the CC, as not everyone reads debian-legal or LKML.

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Michael Poole