Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263892AbUCZAhb (ORCPT ); Thu, 25 Mar 2004 19:37:31 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263889AbUCZAgi (ORCPT ); Thu, 25 Mar 2004 19:36:38 -0500 Received: from sa-4.airstreamcomm.net ([64.33.192.164]:26898 "EHLO sa-4.airstreamcomm.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263817AbUCZA2N (ORCPT ); Thu, 25 Mar 2004 19:28:13 -0500 To: 239952@bugs.debian.org, debian-devel@lists.debian.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Binary-only firmware covered by the GPL? References: <20040325082949.GA3376@gondor.apana.org.au> <20040325220803.GZ16746@fs.tum.de> <40635DD9.8090809@pobox.com> <40636302.6080807@stesmi.com> From: John Hasler Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 18:33:50 -0600 In-Reply-To: <40636302.6080807@stesmi.com> (Stefan Smietanowski's message of "Thu, 25 Mar 2004 23:53:54 +0100") Message-ID: <87lllobg5t.fsf@toncho.dhh.gt.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.1002 (Gnus v5.10.2) Emacs/21.2 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 856 Lines: 20 Stefan writes: > Except the firmware itself is GPL in this case. So the problem is not GPL compatibility: it's GPL code being distributed without source. Can we get written permission from the manufacturer? Without either source or written permission to do without we cannot redistribute. Note that the GPL does not require that the firmware build from source on Linux. We are not obligated (by the GPL) to supply a compiler. -- John Hasler You may treat this work as if it john@dhh.gt.org were in the public domain. Dancing Horse Hill I waive all rights. Elmwood, Wisconsin - 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/