Bug#767583: kfreebsd-10: ar9300_devid.h license restricts modification
Hi! Riley bm-2cvqnduybau5do2dfjtrn7zbaj246s4...@bitmessage.ch writes: After reading a discussion on the gnu-linux-libre mailing list [1], I found that the two files named ar9300_devid.h have a license that restricts modification: Quoting that file: #ifndef __AR9300_DEVID_H__ #define __AR9300_DEVID_H__ /* * AR9380 HAL device IDs. */ /* * MAC Version and Revision */ #define AR_SREV_VERSION_AR9380 0x1C0 #define AR_SREV_VERSION_AR9580 0x1C0 #define AR_SREV_VERSION_AR9460 0x280 #define AR_SREV_VERSION_QCA9565 0x2c0 #define AR_SREV_VERSION_AR9330 0x200 #define AR_SREV_VERSION_AR9340 0x300 #define AR_SREV_VERSION_QCA9550 0x400 #define AR_SREV_VERSION_AR9485 0x240 #define AR_SREV_REVISION_AR9380_10 0 /* AR9380 1.0 */ #define AR_SREV_REVISION_AR9380_20 2 /* AR9380 2.0/2.1 */ #define AR_SREV_REVISION_AR9380_22 3 /* AR9380 2.2 */ #define AR_SREV_REVISION_AR9580_10 4 /* AR9580/Peacock 1.0 */ #define AR_SREV_REVISION_AR9330_10 0 /* AR9330 1.0 */ #define AR_SREV_REVISION_AR9330_11 1 /* AR9330 1.1 */ #define AR_SREV_REVISION_AR9330_12 2 /* AR9330 1.2 */ #define AR_SREV_REVISION_AR9330_11_MASK 0xf /* AR9330 1.1 revision mask */ #define AR_SREV_REVISION_AR9485_10 0 /* AR9485 1.0 */ #define AR_SREV_REVISION_AR9485_11 1 /* AR9485 1.1 */ #define AR_SREV_REVISION_AR9340_10 0 /* AR9340 1.0 */ #define AR_SREV_REVISION_AR9340_11 1 /* AR9340 1.1 */ #define AR_SREV_REVISION_AR9340_12 2 /* AR9340 1.2 */ #define AR_SREV_REVISION_AR9340_MASK0xf /* AR9340 revision mask */ #define AR_SREV_REVISION_AR9460_10 0 /* AR946x 1.0 */ #endif/* __AR9300_DEVID_H__ */ Do we think this is copyrightable material (adding FTP Master for input)? What does linux do (doesn't seem obvious from the link you quoted but codesearch seems to indicate debian linunx doesn't have it)? Has FreeBSD upstream been contacted? Regards Christoph -- 9FED 5C6C E206 B70A 5857 70CA 9655 22B9 D49A E731 Debian Developer | Lisp Hacker | CaCert Assurer signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Bug#767583: kfreebsd-10: ar9300_devid.h license restricts modification
Hi, Christoph Egger wrote: Riley bm-2cvqnduybau5do2dfjtrn7zbaj246s4...@bitmessage.ch writes: After reading a discussion on the gnu-linux-libre mailing list [1], I found that the two files named ar9300_devid.h have a license that restricts modification: What does linux do (doesn't seem obvious from the link you quoted but codesearch seems to indicate debian linunx doesn't have it)? Linux has a useful 3-clause BSD file: http://sources.debian.net/src/linux/3.16.5-1/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/reg.h/ If we stripped that file of everything except the AR_SREV_REVISION_9* and AR_SREV_VERSION_9* macros, prefixed the chipset numbers with the abbreviated name of the manufacturer (AR or QCA), I think we'd have all that's needed to still compile the FreeBSD driver. Regards, -- Steven Chamberlain ste...@pyro.eu.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bsd-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20141103213452.ga20...@squeeze.pyro.eu.org
Bug#767583: kfreebsd-10: ar9300_devid.h license restricts modification
Hi, Do we think this is copyrightable material (adding FTP Master for input)? What does linux do (doesn't seem obvious from the link you quoted but codesearch seems to indicate debian linunx doesn't have it)? Has FreeBSD upstream been contacted? Honestly, I doubt that it is copyrightable, but I think that I'll leave that judgement up to the FTP Masters. Linux upstream provides all firmware in a separate tree due to GPL requirements. Strangely enough, it seems that they are still distributing the closed-source firmware instead of open-ath9k-htc-firmware (which is where the license problem was discovered). I hadn't contacted FreeBSD upstream about this before, but I just have now. If you're subscribed to this bug, you should have received a copy of the message. Riley -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bsd-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/5457f52d.7080...@bitmessage.ch
