Sven Luther wrote: > On Mon, Aug 07, 2006 at 04:53:51PM +0200, Marco d'Itri wrote: > > On Aug 07, Goswin von Brederlow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > No, because those are not linked together with the GPLed code, but are > > > > a mere > > > > aggregation of works inside the same media, i.e. the binary file. Those > > > > non-free firmware will never run inside the same memory space as the > > > > kernel, > > > > and are offloaded to a peripheral processor, and the communication media > > > > between the kernel and this peripheral processor running said firmware > > > > is > > > > clearly defined, there is no doubt that those non-free firmware do not > > > > break > > > > the kernel GPL. > > > > > They are linked in, they have symbols, the code directly references > > > their address. Can you name one tool that will easily remove such > > No. They are a char array, it's data copied where the hardware wants it. > > It's not code called by other functions. > > Yeah, exact, its mips or arm machine code, uploaded to the embedded core in > the chip used for the peripheral in question.
Often it isn't, unless you want to call the content of a configuration register bank "code". Thiemo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
