From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261322AbUDNOVP (ORCPT ); Wed, 14 Apr 2004 10:21:15 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264246AbUDNOVP (ORCPT ); Wed, 14 Apr 2004 10:21:15 -0400 Received: from out2.smtp.messagingengine.com ([66.111.4.26]:58029 "EHLO out2.smtp.messagingengine.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261322AbUDNOVO (ORCPT ); Wed, 14 Apr 2004 10:21:14 -0400 X-Sasl-enc: db9R3Pd3ttkjJazvZXm4uw 1081952362 Message-ID: <407D4869.3010303@fastmail.fm> Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 16:19:21 +0200 From: Igor Bukanov User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.6) Gecko/20040116 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Fwd: drivers/usb/emi26_fw.h has a non-free license Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org [ This was originally reported at http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=242895 ] Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 15:50:11 +0200 From: Bill Allombert ... The file drivers/usb/emi26_fw.h carry the license below: /* * This firmware is for the Emagic EMI 2|6 Audio Interface * * The firmware contained herein is Copyright (c) 1999-2002 Emagic * as an unpublished work. This notice does not imply unrestricted * or public access to this firmware which is a trade secret of Emagic, * and which may not be reproduced, used, sold or transferred to * any third party without Emagic's written consent. All Rights Reserved. * * This firmware may not be modified and may only be used with the * Emagic EMI 2|6 Audio Interface. Distribution and/or Modification of * any driver which includes this firmware, in whole or in part, * requires the inclusion of this statement. */ Do we have Emagic's written consent to distribute it ? This file is #include'd in the drivers/usb/emi26.c GPL module by Tapio Laxström.