Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264042AbUCZNQW (ORCPT ); Fri, 26 Mar 2004 08:16:22 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264041AbUCZNQW (ORCPT ); Fri, 26 Mar 2004 08:16:22 -0500 Received: from quechua.inka.de ([193.197.184.2]:40643 "EHLO mail.inka.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264038AbUCZNQU (ORCPT ); Fri, 26 Mar 2004 08:16:20 -0500 Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 14:16:29 +0100 From: Eduard Bloch To: David Schwartz Cc: debian-devel@lists.debian.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Binary-only firmware covered by the GPL? Message-ID: <20040326131629.GB26910@zombie.inka.de> Mail-Followup-To: David Schwartz , debian-devel@lists.debian.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org References: <20040325225423.GT9248@cheney.cx> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.5.1+cvs20040105i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 908 Lines: 25 #include * David Schwartz [Thu, Mar 25 2004, 04:41:23PM]: > > IMHO code that can be compiled would probably be the preferred form > > of the work. > > You are seriously arguing that the obfuscated binary of the firmware is the > preferred form of the firmware for the purpose of making modifications to > it?! Yes, the driver authors PREFERS to make the changes on the C source code, he never has to modify the firmware. Exactly what the GPL requests, where is your problem? Regards, Eduard. -- Der Krieg ist ein Massaker von Leuten, die sich nicht kennen, zum Nutzen von Leuten, die sich kennen, aber nicht massakrieren. -- Paul Ambroise Val?ry - 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/