Bug#815618: ovmf: Please someone create a DFSG-free ovmf variant

2016-03-30 Thread Francesco Poli
On Wed, 30 Mar 2016 17:19:04 +0800 Paul Wise wrote: > Control: tags -1 + fixed-upstream Hurray! :-) > > On Fri, 26 Feb 2016 09:07:03 +0800 Paul Wise wrote: > > > He has replied to me today to say that they are aware of the issue and > > are working with Microsoft to rectify the issue soon. W

Bug#815618: ovmf: Please someone create a DFSG-free ovmf variant

2016-03-30 Thread Paul Wise
Control: tags -1 + fixed-upstream On Fri, 26 Feb 2016 09:07:03 +0800 Paul Wise wrote: > He has replied to me today to say that they are aware of the issue and > are working with Microsoft to rectify the issue soon. We'll see :) Their work has paid off and there is a new FatPkg under the 2-clause

Bug#815618: ovmf: Please someone create a DFSG-free ovmf variant

2016-02-27 Thread Francesco Poli
On Fri, 26 Feb 2016 09:07:03 +0800 Paul Wise wrote: > On Thu, 2016-02-25 at 13:05 +0800, Paul Wise wrote: > > > FYI, I have recently contacted Tony Mangefeste, the new Tianocore > > community manager about this issue, didn't get a reply yet. > > He has replied to me today to say that they are aw

Bug#815618: ovmf: Please someone create a DFSG-free ovmf variant

2016-02-25 Thread Paul Wise
On Thu, 2016-02-25 at 13:05 +0800, Paul Wise wrote: > FYI, I have recently contacted Tony Mangefeste, the new Tianocore > community manager about this issue, didn't get a reply yet. He has replied to me today to say that they are aware of the issue and are working with Microsoft to rectify the is

Bug#815618: ovmf: Please someone create a DFSG-free ovmf variant

2016-02-25 Thread Steve Langasek
On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 01:05:17PM +0800, Paul Wise wrote: > If GPL code is OK, It isn't. edk2 also embeds openssl. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer

Bug#815618: ovmf: Please someone create a DFSG-free ovmf variant

2016-02-24 Thread Paul Wise
On Mon, 22 Feb 2016 23:49:43 +0100 Francesco Poli wrote: > As far as I know, package ovmf is needed in order to create and > run a virtual UEFI machine. Unfortunately, ovmf is non-free, since the > included Intel FAT file system driver has "additional terms" that > restrict redistribution and use

Bug#815618: ovmf: Please someone create a DFSG-free ovmf variant

2016-02-22 Thread Francesco Poli (wintermute)
Package: ovmf Version: 0~20160104.c2a892d7-1 Severity: wishlist Hello. As far as I know, package ovmf is needed in order to create and run a virtual UEFI machine. Unfortunately, ovmf is non-free, since the included Intel FAT file system driver has "additional terms" that restrict redistribution a