Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261420AbVDDWIL (ORCPT ); Mon, 4 Apr 2005 18:08:11 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261446AbVDDWFK (ORCPT ); Mon, 4 Apr 2005 18:05:10 -0400 Received: from smtp12.wanadoo.fr ([193.252.22.20]:8897 "EHLO smtp12.wanadoo.fr") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261438AbVDDWBy (ORCPT ); Mon, 4 Apr 2005 18:01:54 -0400 X-ME-UUID: 20050404220148661.A170F1C0008E@mwinf1209.wanadoo.fr Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 23:58:36 +0200 To: Sven Luther Cc: Jeff Garzik , Matthew Wilcox , Greg KH , Michael Poole , debian-legal@lists.debian.org, debian-kernel@lists.debian.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Jes Sorensen , linux-acenic@sunsite.dk Subject: Re: non-free firmware in kernel modules, aggregation and unclear copyright notice. Message-ID: <20050404215835.GA4563@pegasos> References: <20050404100929.GA23921@pegasos> <87ekdq1xlp.fsf@sanosuke.troilus.org> <20050404141647.GA28649@pegasos> <20050404175130.GA11257@kroah.com> <20050404183909.GI18349@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> <42519BCB.2030307@pobox.com> <20050404202706.GB3140@pegasos> <4251A7E8.6050200@pobox.com> <20050404212405.GC3421@pegasos> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050404212405.GC3421@pegasos> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6+20040907i From: Sven Luther Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 801 Lines: 19 On Mon, Apr 04, 2005 at 11:24:05PM +0200, Sven Luther wrote: > It assuredly can't hurt to add a few lines of comments to tg3.c, and since it > is probably (well, 1/3 chance here) you who added said firmware to the tg3.c > file, i guess you are even well placed to at least exclude it from being > GPLed. Is this not a reasonable request ? Which should get a reasonable > answer, and not claims of being a pain in the ass, and other wild fanatical > accusations ? Jeff, please ignore this last sentence, i should not have said it. Friendly, Sven Luther - 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/