On 11/2/06, Zak B. Elep <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Wow, this is what Linux distros should do. Partner with the hardware vendors. I'm hoping that the same will happen for the GPU drivers.
On 11/2/06, Rage Callao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Here's the firmware page for ipw2200:
>
> http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/firmware.php?fid=7
>
> Is that GPL?
Well the firmware's obviously _not_ GPL; what I saw earlier was the
GPL'ed modules (which, incidentally, is available only as source in
Debian's contrib section, `ipw2200-source'; it can't get into Debian
main due to its dependency on the non-free firmware.) Hence, there's
no license issue at all if only the drivers are at our concern;
combine the firmware, and its a fuzzy mix.
I suppose Ubuntu has secured permissions from Intel allowing them to
redistribute firmware as part of the distribution (the first part of
the linked agreement above applies.)
Wow, this is what Linux distros should do. Partner with the hardware vendors. I'm hoping that the same will happen for the GPU drivers.
Cheers,
Zakame
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