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From: Jason Glasgow <jglasgow@google.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2010 11:59:19 -0700

> Firmware is available in Windows packages.  For example,
> 
> DW5620 Mobile Broadband mini-card
> http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&cs=2684&l=en&s=pub&releaseid=R275082&SystemID=Lat_13&servicetag=4PLG5L1&os=W732&osl=en&deviceid=21977&devlib=0&typecnt=0&vercnt=2&catid=-1&impid=-1&formatcnt=0&libid=20&typeid=-1&dateid=-1&formatid=-1&source=-1&fileid=406043
> 
> <http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&cs=2684&l=en&s=pub&releaseid=R275082&SystemID=Lat_13&servicetag=4PLG5L1&os=W732&osl=en&deviceid=21977&devlib=0&typecnt=0&vercnt=2&catid=-1&impid=-1&formatcnt=0&libid=20&typeid=-1&dateid=-1&formatid=-1&source=-1&fileid=406043>The
> problem is  that the firmware is non-redistributable, not non-distributable.

So address my concern, how could a distribution support this device
out of the box?

I don't think it's possible.