Re: [GIT *] Allow request_firmware() to be satisfied from in-kernel, use it in more drivers.

David Miller
2008-07-17T21:31:47Z

From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:42:46 +0100

> > * the legal subtext of these changes was not mentioned at all
>
> The only legal subtext has been some mad fantasy proposed by Dave Miller
> that David Woodhouse current employer and previous one were both in some
> conspiracy to push firmware elsewhere. It would be very helpful if you
> stuck to the real world.

That was wrong, but there have been other legal subtexts.

request_firmware() itself, although partially done for technical reasons,
had some very real legal impetus.

Linus has even said that in this thread.