Tim, the fact that the firmware was distributed without the necessary notices at the time, was a real issue and that has indeed been resolved. With the new licensing Debian, Ubuntu and others are in compliance with respect to the obligations to the copyright holders. The fact that the firmware was originally distributed without the proper notices should have probably been tracked in a different report. Yet that's not the issue this bug report is about.
Both Debian and Ubuntu provide separate repositories for proprietary software as a service to their users, some of whom value using free software systems and others that just enjoy the distribution. This bug report is about the service of providing this distinction, not the legal obligation that has indeed been resolved. That is why a say the original issue being addressed by this report hasn't been resolved. Please consider reopening this report so that the firmware will be placed in the correct package... be it in restricted or multiverse. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/179139 Title: Intel Wireless Restrictions: ipw2100, ipw2200 are not Free To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/179139/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
