--- Andreas Jaeger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Matthias Koenig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Andreas Jaeger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > >> Jasem Mutlaq <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> > >>> Hello, > >>> > >>> Sorry if this is not the appropiate list to > discuss > >>> this issue. > >>> > >>> Santa Barbara SBIG CCD camera is one of the most > >>> popular cameras used in astronomy. In order to > >>> operate, the CCD requires a firmware to be > uploaded > >>> upon detection on the USB port. Otherwise, you > can't > >>> establish any further communications at all. > >> > >> What is the license of this firmware? Is it > possible to re-distribute > >> it? If this is not the case, then we cannot > include it, > > > > Unfortunately the Linux Developer Kit from SBIG > does not contain > > any hint about the license of the firmware. Though > the included > > example code is mentioned to be "free". > > Note, that the camera needs a USB driver, which is > provided by SBIG > > as a binary only non-kernel driver also without > any license. > > With such an unclear license situation, we cannot > take these for > openSUSE at all.
I'll get back to the vendor and ask them for the license details regarding the firmware. We'll try to distribute the binary-only library as a non OSS RPM if possible as well. Regards, Jasem --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
