Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1030188AbVJEPt0 (ORCPT ); Wed, 5 Oct 2005 11:49:26 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1030189AbVJEPt0 (ORCPT ); Wed, 5 Oct 2005 11:49:26 -0400 Received: from darwin.snarc.org ([81.56.210.228]:33173 "EHLO darwin.snarc.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1030188AbVJEPtZ (ORCPT ); Wed, 5 Oct 2005 11:49:25 -0400 Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 17:49:23 +0200 From: Vincent Hanquez To: Pierre Michon Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: freebox possible GPL violation Message-ID: <20051005154923.GA14366@snarc.org> References: <20051005151846.GA760@linux.ensimag.fr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20051005151846.GA760@linux.ensimag.fr> X-Warning: Email may contain unsmilyfied humor and/or satire. User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 873 Lines: 24 On Wed, Oct 05, 2005 at 05:18:46PM +0200, Pierre Michon wrote: > Why does it need to reboot when there is a new firmware ? To use it, exactly like when you reboot your pc to change kernels. > How they manage to download the firmware (need led driver, ppp, http, > adsl driver, atm stack, ...) How do you think some random network card with do netbooting works ? (got a led driver, ipv4 simplified "stack", dhcp & tftp capabilities) Just like your pc has a BIOS to search for booting devices > Please suggest other mailling lists. the one you CC at first @lists.gpl-violations.org and only this one ... -- Vincent Hanquez - 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/