On Wed, Nov 19, 2003 at 07:52:22PM +0100, Oliver Kurth wrote: > There may also be issues with the firmware: the source is /not/ GPL'ed, but > the hex files from Atmel are. I am not sure if this is possible, and if it > is a problem for Debian to get it into main.
IANAL, but... If the hex files are GPLed, they are probably not distributable -- hex .c files probably do not fall into the GPL's definition of source code ("the preferred form of making alterations"); without the driver source we do not have the source code and such can't distribute it without violating GPL. Check with debian-legal, perhaps? /* Steinar */ -- Homepage: http://www.sesse.net/