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Message-ID: <4CBF1B00.20105@lwfinger.net> Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:38:24 -0500 From: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net> To: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de> CC: David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] linux-firmware: Add firmware file for r8712u (RTL8192SU) On 10/19/2010 03:29 PM, Arnd Bergmann wrote: > On Tuesday 19 October 2010 20:21:53 Larry Finger wrote: > > Ok, so if you have the firmware source, add a proper make file and the source along > with the binary file. You made it sound like the you only had the firmware as > a hexdump, which would not be possible under the GPLv2 section 3, which says > "The source code for a work means the preferred form of the work for making > modifications to it". Having a patch with the full firmware source and the binary as well seems a bit large, but I will supply it that way. >> That Merello copyright really has little to do with the current driver. As >> Realtek included it in their source, I left it in, but consider it to be an >> honorary citation. > > That part is fine, what is not fine is the "All rights reserved" portion, which > contradicts the GPL. Yes, it is schizophrenic, but I left it the way it was. Larry -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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