Re: [gNewSense-users] Non-free firmware

[Karl Goetz]

On Thu, 2008-04-10 at 13:40 +0200, briareoh wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> I've found some files suspected to be non-free. They're in the
> drivers/usb/serial/ and named as "keyspan_xxx_fw.h"
> Their "licence" says:
>                 [...]Permission is hereby granted for the distribution
>                 of this firmware 
>       image as part of a Linux or other Open Source operating system kernel 
>       in text or binary form as required. 
> 
>       This firmware may not be modified and may only be used with  
>       Keyspan hardware.  Distribution and/or Modification of the 
>       keyspan.c driver which includes this firmware, in whole or in 
>       part, requires the inclusion of this statement."
> 
> AFAIK this is restrictive software, so non-free.

Correct. this is non-free.

> There is another firmware file wich licence looks like above. It's
> in /drivers/usb/misc/emi26_fw.h. It says:
> 
>                  * The firmware contained herein is Copyright (c)
>                 1999-2002 Emagic
>                  * as an unpublished work. This notice does not imply
>                 unrestricted
>                  * or public access to this firmware which is a trade
>                 secret of Emagic,
>                  * and which may not be reproduced, used, sold or
>                 transferred to
>                  * any third party without Emagic's written consent. All
>                 Rights Reserved.
>                 [...]
>                  * This firmware may not be modified and may only be
>                 used with the
>                  * Emagic EMI 2|6 Audio Interface. Distribution and/or
>                 Modification of
>                  * any driver which includes this firmware, in whole or
>                 in part,
>                  * requires the inclusion of this statement.
>  
> I'll raise a bug.
> 

This is non-free as well
kk

> Thanks.

-- 
Karl Goetz,
Debian user / Ubuntu contributor / gNewSense contributor
http://www.kgoetz.id.au

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