Bug#502668: WhiteHEAT driver and firmware distribution for Linux
On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 05:42:25PM -0400, David Worthen wrote: > Thanks for the info Ben. Can you re-send the original message? I didn't > save the recommended texts of the licenses. Hi David Ben didn't mention this, but if you could release the source code instead, it would be most appreciated. This would allow us to distribute the firmware as part of official Debian media, rather than the non-free repository, and be the most satisfactory solution for those of our users who are concerned about security and about being in control of the hardware they adquired from you. Thanks for considering, -- Robert Millan The DRM opt-in fallacy: "Your data belongs to us. We will decide when (and how) you may access your data; but nobody's threatening your freedom: we still allow you to remove your data and not access it at all." -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kernel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#502668: WhiteHEAT driver and firmware distribution for Linux
David Worthen wrote: > Thanks for the info Ben. Can you re-send the original message? I didn't > save the recommended texts of the licenses. The message is available here: http://lists.debian.org/debian-kernel/2008/10/msg00447.html Best regards, Vincent -- Vincent Danjean GPG key ID 0x9D025E87 [EMAIL PROTECTED] GPG key fingerprint: FC95 08A6 854D DB48 4B9A 8A94 0BF7 7867 9D02 5E87 Unofficial pacakges: http://www-id.imag.fr/~danjean/deb.html#package APT repo: deb http://perso.debian.org/~vdanjean/debian unstable main -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#502668: WhiteHEAT driver and firmware distribution for Linux
Thanks for the info Ben. Can you re-send the original message? I didn't save the recommended texts of the licenses. Many thanks, david - Original Message - From: "Ben Hutchings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "David Worthen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 5:16 PM Subject: Re: WhiteHEAT driver and firmware distribution for Linux On Fri, Mar 21, 2031 at 04:17:18AM -0400, David Worthen wrote: Hi Ben, We would be most pleased to clarify license as suggested below. Where do you suggest we place the text captioned below? Regards, david Your chosen licence text should appear at the top of whiteheat_fw.h in place of the current GPLv2 text. Please send the new version of whiteheat_fw.h by way of confirmation. Thanks a lot! Ben. -- Ben Hutchings -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#502668: WhiteHEAT driver and firmware distribution for Linux
On Fri, Mar 21, 2031 at 04:17:18AM -0400, David Worthen wrote: > Hi Ben, > We would be most pleased to clarify license as suggested below. Where do > you suggest we place the text captioned below? > Regards, david Your chosen licence text should appear at the top of whiteheat_fw.h in place of the current GPLv2 text. Please send the new version of whiteheat_fw.h by way of confirmation. Thanks a lot! Ben. -- Ben Hutchings -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#502668: WhiteHEAT driver and firmware distribution for Linux
Hi Ben, We would be most pleased to clarify license as suggested below. Where do you suggest we place the text captioned below? Regards, david - Original Message - From: "Ben Hutchings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 8:40 PM Subject: WhiteHEAT 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 for WhiteHEAT which are listed as copyright of ConnectTech Inc 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 ConnectTech Inc 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. Other hardware vendors have used text such as: Permission is hereby granted for the distribution of this firmware data in hexadecimal or equivalent format, provided this copyright notice is accompanying it. or: Redistribution and use in source and binary forms are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: 1. Redistribution of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 2. Redistribution 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. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission. Ben. -- Ben Hutchings -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#502668: WhiteHEAT 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 for WhiteHEAT which are listed as copyright of ConnectTech Inc 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 ConnectTech Inc 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. Other hardware vendors have used text such as: Permission is hereby granted for the distribution of this firmware data in hexadecimal or equivalent format, provided this copyright notice is accompanying it. or: Redistribution and use in source and binary forms are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: 1. Redistribution of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 2. Redistribution 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. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission. Ben. -- Ben Hutchings -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
