Sven Luther wrote: > Hello, > > I paste here the last instance of the draft proposal by the debian kernel > team > [1]. Well, mostly me and Frederik, with direct input from Manoj, and > [reflecting > assorted comments from others, Steve and Anthony being the most prominent > ones. > > Please review this, especially with regard to english spelling, and > comment. This will probably be the last round of comments before we > propose the resolution for vote.
I think with this resolution, you're giving fair warning of the license problems to downstream, which is critical. I'm pretty happy with it. > > As the DPL asked us, the resolution was coined to achieve maximum > consensus by all parties involved in this discussion, both those wanting > to keep the firmware in, those wanting everything purged and those with > more nuanced opinions. It also reflects the result of the irc meeting held > last saturday about this issue, and the subsequent draft position > statement of the kernel team [2]. So, we are asking a maximum number of > persons of the three involved teams (debian-kernel, RM and > debian-installer) to second this proposal. > > As for proposers of alternative proposals, i urge you to read this > proposal, and if it overlaps your own proposal, to retire your proposals, > in order to present a strong consensus to the voters. > > ========================== START OF PROPOSAL ========================== > Definition: For the purpose of this resolution, the "firmware" mentioned > below design binary data encoded as hexdumps in some of the linux kernel > drivers and whose purpose is to be loaded into a given piece of hardware, > and be run outside the main memory space of the main processor(s). > > 1. We affirm that our Priorities are our users and the free software > community (Social Contract #4); > > 2. We acknowledge that there is a lot of progress in the kernel firmware > issue, both upstream and in the debian packaging; however, it is not > yet finally sorted out; > > 3. We give priority to the timely release of Etch over sorting every bit > out; > for this reason, we will treat removal of problematic firmware as a > best-effort process. > > 4. We allow inclusion of such firmware into Debian Etch, even if their > license > does not normally allow modification, as long as we are legally > allowed to distribute them. > > 5. We further note that some of these firmware do not have individual > license, > and thus implicitly fall under the generic linux kernel GPL license. > We will include these firmware in Debian Etch and review them after > the release. Vendors of such firmware are advised to investigate the > licensing terms, and make sure the GPL distribution conditions are > respected, especially with regards to source availability. > > 6. We will include those firmware into the debian linux kernel package > as well > as the installer components (.udebs) used by the debian-installer. > ========================== END OF PROPOSAL ========================== > > On behalf of the other proposal crafters, > > Friendly, > > Sven Luther > > [1] - > [http://wiki.debian.org/KernelFirmwareLicensing#head-bf5edfa54af87d70d2f39f434703848b55569eef > [2] - > [http://wiki.debian.org/KernelFirmwareLicensing#head-98e7641feaea08b775f4d5c58d071b77ff172c90 -- Nathanael Nerode <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Bush admitted to violating FISA and said he was proud of it. So why isn't he in prison yet?... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]