netdev - Re: [PATCH v2] Add Qualcomm Gobi 2000 driver.

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Date:	Fri, 8 Oct 2010 20:05:34 +0100
From:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	ellyjones@...gle.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org, jglasgow@...gle.com,
	msb@...gle.com, olofj@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] Add Qualcomm Gobi 2000 driver.

On Fri, Oct 08, 2010 at 11:50:50AM -0700, David Miller wrote:

> I don't see how any distribution can properly support this device
> if it cannot work without non-distributable firmware.

Individual vendors may negotiate redistribution agreements with 
Qualcomm. We've carried drivers without redistributable firmware in the 
past (b43 had none for some time), so I don't see that we have any clear 
and established position on this.

-- 
Matthew Garrett | mjg59@...f.ucam.org
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