Bug#501153: Tehuti driver and firmware distribution for Linux
On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 11:27:42AM +0200, Pinchas wrote: Dear Ben We are satisfied with the last statement: Permission is hereby granted for the distribution of this firmware data in hexadecimal or equivalent format, provided this copyright notice is accompanying it. Thank you very much. Ben. -- Ben Hutchings -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#501153: Tehuti driver and firmware distribution for Linux
On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 12:04:35PM +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote: On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 10:52:31AM +0200, Pinchas wrote: Dear Ben This subject was discussed and clarified in the past and it was agreed that the firmware part of the Driver will be distributed in Binary. This Firmware is actually an integral part of our H/W and should be viewed as such, thus it is supplied as a Binary code. I accept that you are treating this as a part of the hardware and I am not asking you to release its source code. I am asking for a licence that clearly allows Debian and others to redistribute the firmware in binary format. The GPL does not do this, because it says we must also distribute source code, and we cannot. As examples, other hardware vendors have used the licence text: Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. 3. Neither the name of [company] nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission. or: Permission is hereby granted for the distribution of this firmware data in hexadecimal or equivalent format, provided this copyright notice is accompanying it. I would be very grateful if you could state your intent formally. Ben. -- Ben Hutchings -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#501153: Tehuti driver and firmware distribution for Linux
On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 10:52:31AM +0200, Pinchas wrote: Dear Ben This subject was discussed and clarified in the past and it was agreed that the firmware part of the Driver will be distributed in Binary. This Firmware is actually an integral part of our H/W and should be viewed as such, thus it is supplied as a Binary code. I accept that you are treating this as a part of the hardware and I am not asking you to release its source code. I am asking for a licence that clearly allows Debian and others to redistribute the firmware in binary format. The GPL does not do this, because it says we must also distribute source code, and we cannot. Ben. -- Ben Hutchings Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans. - John Lennon -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#501153: Tehuti driver and firmware distribution for Linux
I am writing as a member of the Debian project, which distributes a version of Linux. The project is attempting to resolve the licencing of firmware used with Linux. The following may require attention by your legal department. Linux includes a driver and firmware which are listed as copyright of Tehuti Networks and licenced under the GNU General Public Licence (GPL). Thank you for supporting Linux and free software. Unfortunately, applying the GPL to the firmware is problematic, because you distribute it in binary (or equivalent) form, and not the source code that your programmers used to create it. The GPL states that anyone redistributing a work that it covers must also offer to distribute the source code. This means that strictly speaking no-one outside Tehuti Networks is allowed to distribute the firmware, which I assume was not your intent. Please can you clarify the licence for the firmware, and preferably issue a new licence that clearly allows Debian and others to distribute the firmware. Ben. -- Ben Hutchings -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#501153: Tehuti driver and firmware distribution for Linux
I am writing as a member of the Debian project, which distributes a version of Linux. The project is attempting to resolve the licencing of firmware used with Linux. The following may require attention by your legal department. Linux includes a driver and firmware which are listed as copyright of Tehuti Networks and licenced under the GNU General Public Licence (GPL). Thank you for supporting Linux and free software. Unfortunately, applying the GPL to the firmware is problematic, because you distribute it in binary (or equivalent) form, and not the source code that your programmers used to create it. The GPL states that anyone redistributing a work that it covers must also offer to distribute the source code. This means that strictly speaking no-one outside Tehuti Networks is allowed to distribute the firmware, which I assume was not your intent. Please can you clarify the licence for the firmware, and preferably issue a new licence that clearly allows Debian and others to distribute the firmware. Ben. -- Ben Hutchings -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
