Return-path: Received: from mail-wm0-f66.google.com ([74.125.82.66]:39646 "EHLO mail-wm0-f66.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S934903AbeE3HsP (ORCPT ); Wed, 30 May 2018 03:48:15 -0400 Received: by mail-wm0-f66.google.com with SMTP id f8-v6so45912069wmc.4 for ; Wed, 30 May 2018 00:48:15 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: [PATCH V3 0/5] Update brcm firmware files To: chi-hsien.lin@cypress.com, Arend van Spriel , Josh Boyer Cc: Linux Firmware , Linux Wireless , brcm80211-dev-list.pdl@broadcom.com, brcm80211-dev-list@cypress.com, franky.lin@broadcom.com, hante.meuleman@broadcom.com, wright.feng@cypress.com References: <1521209329-59441-1-git-send-email-chi-hsien.lin@cypress.com> <5AF960B6.2010709@broadcom.com> <5AFA9DB0.7060703@broadcom.com> <1aeb2068-1630-b554-2117-3aa68bdf0eea@redhat.com> <8688d1c7-8222-d51f-4bc7-400786b27526@cypress.com> From: Hans de Goede Message-ID: <227c89d2-4bc3-367d-26e9-bcc696cdd1a7@redhat.com> (sfid-20180530_094956_419298_1C560B12) Date: Wed, 30 May 2018 09:48:13 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <8688d1c7-8222-d51f-4bc7-400786b27526@cypress.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Hi, On 30-05-18 09:28, Chi-Hsien Lin wrote: > > > On 05/27/2018 10:37, Hans de Goede wrote: >> Hi, >> >> On 18-05-18 09:04, Hans de Goede wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> On 15-05-18 10:43, Arend van Spriel wrote: >>>> On 5/14/2018 2:05 PM, Josh Boyer wrote: >>>>> n Mon, May 14, 2018 at 6:11 AM Arend van Spriel < >>>>> arend.vanspriel@broadcom.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On 3/16/2018 3:08 PM, Chi-Hsien Lin wrote: >>>>>>> Update brcm firmware files and WHENCE accordingly. >>>>> >>>>>> Hi firmware-maintainers, >>>>> >>>>>> It seems this series somehow got lost. Can these still be applied. They >>>>>> can be found in the linux-wireless patchwork database. I provided links >>>>>> below. >>>>> >>>>> All 5 of these move the respective firmware files under the Cypress >>>>> license.  It has been pointed out that the Cypress license has some >>>>> questionable language in it and that people have been in touch to try and >>>>> get this resolved.  I'm personally waiting on applying them until the >>>>> licence issue is sorted out. >>>> >>>> Thanks, Josh >>>> >>>> I could not find any such response. Has it been taken off-list? Seems like 2 months is quite some time, but maybe there are lawyers involved ;-) >>> >>> Yes the discussion about this has been happening off-list. IANAL but >>> the gist of it is (AFAIK) that: >>> >>> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/tree/LICENCE.cypress >>> >>> has a clause which allows Cypress to retro-actively revoke the LICENSE: >>> >>> "either party may terminate this Agreement at any time with or without cause." >>> ... >>> "Upon termination, you must destroy all copies of Software in your possession or >>> control." >>> >>> So upon revokation we would have to remove the files from linux-firmware >>> (rewrite git history?) and since distros get their redistribution rights >>> from this license too they would also need to remove it from their packages >>> including all mirrors and archives of older versions. Which simply is not >>> feasible and no other license in linux-firmware has such a clause. >> >> Chi-Hsien or other people from Cypress, any progress on getting the license >> updated to remove the troublesome termination without cause clause? > Hi all, > > I have received the updated license from the Legal department today. Have just submitted a V4 with the updated license. Great, thank you (note I've not checked the new license yet). Regards, Hans