Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263898AbTEFQHa (ORCPT ); Tue, 6 May 2003 12:07:30 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263901AbTEFQH3 (ORCPT ); Tue, 6 May 2003 12:07:29 -0400 Received: from pc2-cwma1-4-cust86.swan.cable.ntl.com ([213.105.254.86]:27520 "EHLO lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263898AbTEFQHY (ORCPT ); Tue, 6 May 2003 12:07:24 -0400 Subject: Re: Binary firmware in the kernel - licensing issues. From: Alan Cox To: Simon Kelley Cc: "J. Bruce Fields" , Linux Kernel Mailing List In-Reply-To: <3EB7D7D9.2050603@thekelleys.org.uk> References: <3EB79ECE.4010709@thekelleys.org.uk> <20030506121954.GO24892@mea-ext.zmailer.org> <20030506151644.GA19898@fieldses.org> <3EB7D7D9.2050603@thekelleys.org.uk> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Organization: Message-Id: <1052234481.1202.20.camel@dhcp22.swansea.linux.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.2 (1.2.2-5) Date: 06 May 2003 16:21:22 +0100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 863 Lines: 20 On Maw, 2003-05-06 at 16:42, Simon Kelley wrote: > Then, as you say, I need to know if the kernel developers have given > permission to distribute a work which combines Atmel's blob with > their source.[1] Either the GPL does or it doesn't. > Maybe we need Linus to pronounce, or RMS. Existing practice has several > drivers with firmware blobs[2]. What is the status of those? Am I > asking Questions Which Should Not Be Asked? Na.. firmware stuff needs sorting out, but from the conversations I've seem so far that involved people with a knowledge of law thats by putting the firmware out of the kernel entirely - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/