Re: Solving the linux-2.6 firmware issue

2007-01-09 Thread Jeff Carr
On 01/09/07 11:50, dann frazier wrote: > On Mon, Jan 08, 2007 at 07:49:19PM -0800, Jeff Carr wrote: >> I've not seen conclusive evidence that the keyspan firmware file is >> not the best effort of freeness. > > "This firmware may not be modified and may only b

Re: Solving the linux-2.6 firmware issue

2007-01-08 Thread Jeff Carr
On 01/08/07 17:47, Sam Morris wrote: > On Mon, 08 Jan 2007 19:49:19 -0800, Jeff Carr wrote: >> On 01/06/07 10:13, Marco d'Itri wrote: >>> In linux.debian.devel.release Marc Haber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> So keyspan USB devices will be useless with De

Re: Solving the linux-2.6 firmware issue

2007-01-08 Thread Jeff Carr
On 01/06/07 14:44, Frederik Schueler wrote: > Hello, > > On Sat, Jan 06, 2007 at 01:19:01PM -0800, Jeff Carr wrote: >> This doesn't have anything to do with legality. You can legally >> distribute these drivers. > > in <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Steve Langasek

Re: Solving the linux-2.6 firmware issue

2007-01-08 Thread Jeff Carr
On 01/06/07 10:13, Marco d'Itri wrote: > In linux.debian.devel.release Marc Haber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> So keyspan USB devices will be useless with Debian kernels in the very >> near future, since there is no alternative to the kernel driver? > Looks so. But we will have the most free ke

Re: Solving the linux-2.6 firmware issue

2007-01-06 Thread Jeff Carr
On 01/05/07 13:54, Frederik Schueler wrote: > Hello, > > Today Bastian Blank and I finished the preparations to release the next > linux-2.6 package with an orig.tar.gz complying with the GR2006-007. > > The following drivers will be completely removed from the next upload, > because they contai

Re: Kernel Firmware issue: are GPLed sourceless firmwares legal to distribute ?

2006-10-19 Thread Jeff Carr
On 10/17/06 15:06, Anthony Towns wrote: > On Tue, Oct 17, 2006 at 03:49:25PM -0400, Nathanael Nerode wrote: >> The answer to the question in the subject is simple: NO. > > Thankyou for your opinion. I note you seemed to neglect to mention that > you're not a lawyer. I agree. Out of curiosity, I

Re: Etch timeline is unrealistic because non-free firmware is NOT being dealt with

2006-08-09 Thread Jeff Carr
On 08/02/06 22:17, Nathanael Nerode wrote: > Start with drivers/char/drm/mga_ucode.h. This is distributable, because it's > under > a BSD license, but it's not free software, because there's no source code. There is no source code, because there never was any source code. What do you think sho