On Tue, Jun 15, 2004 at 05:51:03PM -0500, Joe Wreschnig wrote: > On Tue, 2004-06-15 at 14:38, Andreas Schuldei wrote: > > * Nathanael Nerode ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [040615 21:27]: > > > I request that the people planning to take over kernel maintenance comment > > > ASAP on their plans regarding this issue, and what sort of help would be > > > appreciated. > > > > would it be ok if they hand in their humble suggestions at your > > front desk in written form? or would you rather want them to > > report to you in person? > > > > hint: your tone is not appropriet and you are not the one to > > order them around. > > Then who is? This problem has been known about for a long time, and a > lot of developers would like to see some progress on it. No one should > *need* to order Debian developers to follow copyright law in their > Debian work; it should be the default. Plus, I'd rather Nathanael do it > than the US government. (I also found his tone civil, if curt.) > > It's not even a request to remove it, just one asking for some > indication on what kind of schedule or plans are going on, and *an offer > for help*.
The correct thing to do was what I did -- contact the USB maintainer, who was previously unaware of this problem: <gregkh> willy: cool, I got back a response with an email from emagic giving the blessing to include the drivers in linux. <gregkh> willy: just looks like I need to add the following: <gregkh> Permission is hereby granted for the distribution of this firmware <gregkh> image as part of a Linux or other Open Source operating system kernel <gregkh> in text or binary form as required. <gregkh> as the keyspan drivers have. So, problem resolved. No need to remove anything. -- "Next the statesmen will invent cheap lies, putting the blame upon the nation that is attacked, and every man will be glad of those conscience-soothing falsities, and will diligently study them, and refuse to examine any refutations of them; and thus he will by and by convince himself that the war is just, and will thank God for the better sleep he enjoys after this process of grotesque self-deception." -- Mark Twain
