[Bug 52953] Re: [Bug 52953] Re: Proprietary Firmware in default Linux-image-xxx

2006-08-12 Thread Ben Collins
On Sat, 2006-08-12 at 07:09 +, Phlogistique wrote: > Of course. > > But a Ubuntu user must have the freedom to remove the non-free material > easily. The problem is not it's included, the problem is it's included > in the kernel package so user can't remove it unless by recompiling > linux. e

[Bug 52953] Re: Proprietary Firmware in default Linux-image-xxx

2006-08-12 Thread Phlogistique
Of course. But a Ubuntu user must have the freedom to remove the non-free material easily. The problem is not it's included, the problem is it's included in the kernel package so user can't remove it unless by recompiling linux. And splitting linux-image in a free-as-in-freedom part and a free-as

[Bug 52953] Re: [Bug 52953] Re: Proprietary Firmware in default Linux-image-xxx

2006-07-17 Thread Dennis Kaarsemaker
> The Ubuntu policy is clear and not clear at same time. >From http://www.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/licensing Documentation, Firmware, and Drivers Ubuntu contains licensed and copyrighted works that are not application software. For example, the default Ubuntu installation includes documentation, images

[Bug 52953] Re: Proprietary Firmware in default Linux-image-xxx

2006-07-17 Thread Joyce Markoll
The Ubuntu policy is clear and not clear at same time. On one part it says it's free opensource, on the other, it may contain non free components. There are several talks about the subject, on at least 2 french Ubuntu communities, and on the english mailing list ubuntu-users. Some people thought

[Bug 52953] Re: Proprietary Firmware in default Linux-image-xxx

2006-07-14 Thread Dennis Kaarsemaker
See Ubuntu policy - this is on purpose and not a bug. ** Changed in: linux-meta (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Rejected -- Proprietary Firmware in default Linux-image-xxx https://launchpad.net/bugs/52953 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mai

[Bug 52953] Re: Proprietary Firmware in default Linux-image-xxx

2006-07-14 Thread QUENOUILLE Nicolas
** Changed in: linux-meta (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed -- Proprietary Firmware in default Linux-image-xxx https://launchpad.net/bugs/52953 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs