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, 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-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
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-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#767583: kfreebsd-10: ar9300_devid.h license restricts modification
Source: kfreebsd-10
Severity: serious
Tags: upstream
Justification: Policy 2.2.1
Dear Maintainer,
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:
* Copyright (c) 2002-2004 Sam Leffler, Errno Consulting, Atheros
* Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.
*
* Redistribution and use in source and binary forms are permitted
* provided that the following conditions are met:
* 1. The materials contained herein are unmodified and are used
*unmodified.
* 2. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
*notice, this list of conditions and the following NO
*''WARRANTY'' disclaimer below (''Disclaimer''), without
*modification.
* 3. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce at minimum a
*disclaimer similar to the Disclaimer below and any redistribution
*must be conditioned upon including a substantially similar
*Disclaimer requirement for further binary redistribution.
* 4. Neither the names of the above-listed copyright holders nor the
*names of any contributors may be used to endorse or promote
*product derived from this software without specific prior written
*permission.
*
* NO WARRANTY
* THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
* ''AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
* LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF NONINFRINGEMENT,
* MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
* IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
* FOR SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
* LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF
* USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
* ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
* OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
* OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
* SUCH DAMAGES.
*
* $FreeBSD$
The two files are:
/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar9003/ar9300_devid.h
/sys/contrib/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar9300/ar9300_devid.h
I'm not really sure what should be done about it, though.
[1] https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/gnu-linux-libre/2014-10/msg00014.html
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