[Savannah-hackers] Re: [ 101927 ] New Project containing binary firmware ?

[Joerg Albert]

Hi yeupou,

thanks for the answer althrough it comes to late. We've put the project to
another host 'cause we needed a public place for it.
Anyhow I guess it would have matched your description - the non-free part,
the firmware of the ARM7 inside the device, is not in the flash but in RAM
and it's downloaded everytime the device is attached to the USB.
Good to know your criteria for the next time.

Regards,
Jörg.

> By: yeupou
> Date: Sat 04/19/03 at 16:24
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> Hi Joerg,
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> I'm really sorry to waste your time this way. I asked to several person to
> examine this case and give you a prompt answer, but sadly, I'm
> disappointed to find out that apparently no one find time to do this.
>
> I see no other option than to give you my answer, that you should
> consider as non-authorative because I'm not sure at all here (frustrating,
> indeed), and I wonder it's already far to late :
> We should accept to host project when the non-free part is part of the
> device. For instance, if the non-free is in it's FLASH. Because indeed the
> idea is to be able to work with this device, as it's, as much as possible.
> But if the interface you mention is just a software, a library, not part of
> the device in itself but a driver, your software should not depend on it.
>
> So if your project can run on a free system, like GNU/Linux, without
> installing on this system a non-free software, it's ok. If the non-free part
> is part of the device, it's not installed on the system.
>
> You are free to submit your project on Savannah if you think we're in this
> case.
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> Regards,
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> By: joerg.albert
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> Hi,
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>
> could you please come up with a final answer to the question
>
> if this project may be hosted on savannah.nognu.org or not?
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> If not, I'd look for another place.
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