Re: [PATCH] README: clarify redistribution requirements covering patents

2014-06-30 Thread Luis R. Rodriguez
On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 04:31:08PM +0100, One Thousand Gnomes wrote: > > +the firmware license provided includes an implicit or explicit > > +patent grant to end users to ensure full functionality of device > > +operation with the firmware. If the licence is long and involved, it's > > permitted t

Re: [PATCH] README: clarify redistribution requirements covering patents

2014-06-28 Thread One Thousand Gnomes
> +the firmware license provided includes an implicit or explicit > +patent grant to end users to ensure full functionality of device > +operation with the firmware. If the licence is long and involved, it's > permitted to include it in a separate file and refer to it from the > WHENCE file. > A

[PATCH] README: clarify redistribution requirements covering patents

2014-06-27 Thread Luis R. Rodriguez
From: "Luis R. Rodriguez" Firmware licenses on linux-firmware should include an implicit or explicit patent grant to end users for full device operation otherwise it would start making linux-firmware useless for many Linux distributions which have positions against patent encumbered software [0]