Am Mittwoch, dem 31.08.2022 um 09:26 -0400 schrieb Maxim Cournoyer: > Hi, > > guix-comm...@gnu.org writes: > > > civodul pushed a commit to branch master > > in repository guix. > > > > commit 23152ff70f0ed4966d8207846f54c793d7cb4f86 > > Author: Petr Hodina <phod...@protonmail.com> > > AuthorDate: Tue Jan 4 06:58:51 2022 +0100 > > > > gnu: Add fwupd. > > > > * gnu/packages/firmware.scm (fwupd): New variable. > > > > Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <l...@gnu.org> > > Just a quick question: does this tool talks to a remote server that > serves non-free software as well as free one? If so, it'd need to be > patched to comply with the FSDG. I'd be surprised if it supplied free software as well as non-free one.
The vendor guide[1] states the following: > Do I have to contribute any code? > > No, unless you're using a custom update protocol that fwupd does not > already support. The user guide[2] likewise states: > The OEM vendor is in full control over what models are supported and is > the only entity that can add support for new hardware. The vendor agreement[3] further grants no freedom safe for the second – the freedom to make unmodified copies. Cheers [1] https://fwupd.org/lvfs/docs/vendors [2] https://fwupd.org/lvfs/docs/users [3] https://fwupd.org/lvfs/docs/agreement
