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From: | jeff |
Subject: | Re: [gNewSense-users] GPL'd kernel blobs removed from gnewsense |
Date: | Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:14:05 -0300 |
User-agent: | Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (X11/20071115) |
Karl Goetz wrote:
On Fri, 2007-12-21 at 04:02 -0300, jeff wrote:There are a number of kernel blobs in the gnewsense kernel that are removed: http://svn.gnewsense.svnhopper.net/gnewsense/builder/trunk/firmware/firmware-removedSome of these blobs actually have their GPL'd source within the kernel. So while they are kernel blobs, they are still fine for gnewsense to distribute since their source is available.Are these sourceless GPL, or are they false positives?
They are GPL'd and have their sources in the kernel, which you can see in the list below. Thus, I think they are OK for inclusion in gnewsense if you want.
The list and their matching source file: drivers/net/wan/wanxlfw.inc_shipped drivers/net/wan/wanxlfw.S drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic79xx_seq.h_shipped drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic79xx.seq drivers/usb/serial/keyspan_pda_fw.h drivers/usb/serial/keyspan_pda.S drivers/usb/serial/xircom_pgs_fw.h drivers/usb/serial/xircom_pgs.S Debian has a very good list with details about blobs in the kernel: http://wiki.debian.org/KernelFirmwareLicensing -Jeff _______________________________________________ gNewSense-users mailing list address@hidden http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnewsense-users
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