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From: Arend Van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@broadcom.com>
To: Svyatoslav Ryhel <clamor95@gmail.com>
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Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2024 18:59:41 +0100
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Subject: Re: License of old broadcom BT firmwares and WiFi calibration files
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On January 8, 2024 5:48:37 PM Svyatoslav Ryhel <clamor95@gmail.com> wrote:

> пн, 8 січ. 2024 р. о 17:43 Arend Van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@broadcom.com> 
> пише:
>>
>> On January 4, 2024 10:08:04 AM Svyatoslav Ryhel <clamor95@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> ср, 3 січ. 2024 р. о 20:20 Arend Van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@broadcom.com>
>>> пише:
>>>>
>>>> On January 3, 2024 6:28:33 PM Svyatoslav Ryhel <clamor95@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> 3 січня 2024 р. 11:22:42 GMT+02:00, Arend Van Spriel
>>>>> <arend.vanspriel@broadcom.com> написав(-ла):
>>>>>> On January 3, 2024 10:14:42 AM Arend Van Spriel
>>>>>> <arend.vanspriel@broadcom.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> + linux-wireless
>>>>>>> + Hans de Goede
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On December 16, 2023 9:14:48 PM Svyatoslav Ryhel <clamor95@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> сб, 16 груд. 2023 р. о 21:57 Arend van Spriel
>>>>>>>> <arend.vanspriel@broadcom.com> пише:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 12/16/2023 6:45 PM, Svyatoslav Ryhel wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Greetings!
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I am trying to submit bluetooth firmwares (BCM4329B1.*,*.hcd and
>>>>>>>>>> BCM4330B1.*,*.hcd) and wifi calibration files
>>>>>>>>>> (brcmfmac4329-sdio.*,*.txt and brcmfmac4329-sdio.*,*.txt) from a few
>>>>>>>>>> Tegra 2 and Tegra 3 based devices into linux-fimware.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I have faced ambiguous license issue since those files were part of
>>>>>>>>>> Android Images of different vendors. Those vendors did not provide a
>>>>>>>>>> license nor for android images, not for these files.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Does this mean you extracted them from the android image? That probably
>>>>>> never get accepted without any license information.
>>>>>
>>>>> Can Broadcom re-grant license to these files?
>>>>>
>>>>> This license is for bcm4329 in crespo
>>>>> <https://android.googlesource.com/device/samsung/crespo/+/refs/heads/main/self-extractors/broadcom/LICENSE>
>>>>
>>>> Actually checked this link:
>>>>
>>>> https://android.googlesource.com/device/samsung/crespo/+/refs/heads/main/proprietary-blobs.txt
>>>>
>>>> It lists the bcm4329.hcd file as falling under Apache-2.0 license. Same for
>>>> asus/grouper.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Arend
>>>
>>> So this actually resolves ambiguity. Thanks
>>
>> Yes, but ... you should add them to linux-firmware under the same license.
>> That means you need to mark them as such in the WHENCE file. Feel free to
>> cc: me for the patch so I can have a look at it.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Arend
>
> Thank you for your assistance, it is really appreciated and valued but
> it was rejected
>
> https://gitlab.com/kernel-firmware/linux-firmware/-/merge_requests/114
>
> I have referred to our conversation.

I see and it seems they were correct. My bad. Clearly should not try a 
career as lawyer.

I can try to publish them to linux-firmware, but I have to ask internally.

Regards,
Arend


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