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From: Richard Freeman <rich0@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Non-free software in Gentoo
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:43:47 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4B3B3CF3.1000204@gentoo.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20091230005210.GB21380@kroah.com>

On 12/29/2009 07:52 PM, Greg KH wrote:
> No, the readme/copying is correct, it covers all of the code that runs
> on the processor as one body of work.  Firmware blobs are different in
> that they do not run in the same processor, and can be of a different
> license.
>

Yes, but they don't cover everything in the tarball.  If I want to copy 
the tarball, then I need to comply with the distribution license of the 
tarball.  That license isn't clearly advertised.  It is a mix of a 
number of licenses from GPL v2 to allowed-to-copy-without-modifications.

The processor that the software runs on is fairly irrelevant.

In any case, I'm sure the kernel team will update the ebuild license 
string appropriately - this is more of a debate for the LKML.  I just 
don't think that they've done a good job with it.  Others are welcome to 
hold differing opinions.  :)



  reply	other threads:[~2009-12-30 11:45 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 29+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-12-28  5:36 [gentoo-dev] Non-free software in Gentoo Vincent Launchbury
2009-12-28  8:10 ` Rémi Cardona
2009-12-28 13:11   ` Nirbheek Chauhan
2009-12-29  8:59     ` Peter Volkov
2009-12-29  5:24   ` Vincent Launchbury
2009-12-29  9:02     ` Peter Volkov
2009-12-29 18:32       ` Robin H. Johnson
2009-12-29 23:17         ` Brian Harring
2009-12-28 11:21 ` Jeroen Roovers
2009-12-28 14:37 ` Jeremy Olexa
2009-12-28 18:56 ` Robin H. Johnson
2009-12-28 22:15   ` Richard Freeman
2009-12-28 22:53     ` Robin H. Johnson
2009-12-29  1:16       ` Richard Freeman
2009-12-30  0:52         ` Greg KH
2009-12-30 11:43           ` Richard Freeman [this message]
2009-12-31  4:51             ` Greg KH
2009-12-31  6:02               ` Harald van Dijk
2009-12-30  0:50 ` Greg KH
2009-12-30  2:42   ` Vincent Launchbury
2009-12-31  4:48     ` Greg KH
2009-12-31 12:30       ` Richard Freeman
2010-01-06  4:55       ` Vincent Launchbury
2010-01-06 18:57         ` Greg KH
2010-01-06 21:55           ` Harald van Dijk
2010-01-07  6:19             ` Vincent Launchbury
2010-01-07 14:37               ` Richard Freeman
2010-01-08  5:26               ` Greg KH
2010-01-08 15:48                 ` Richard Freeman

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