Re: [gNewSense-users] suspected kernel's firmware

[Karl Goetz]

On Sun, 2008-03-02 at 03:32 +0100, marco.chieppa-crap wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> looking at the kernel's section /drivers/atm/ i've found
> this probavly non-free firmware:
> link 
> http://wiki.gnewsense.org/Kernel/Hardy-kernel-drivers-atm-fore200eFirmwareCopyright
> 
> the othter-like files (fore200e.c - fore200e.h -
> fore200e_mkfirm.c) are free, but this one have (see complete
> at the link) had an inscrutable copyright notice:
> 
> ###################
> These microcode data are placed under the terms of the GNU
> General Public License.
> 
> We would prefer you not to distribute modified versions of
> it and not to ask for assembly or other microcode source.
> 
> Copyright (c) 1995-2000 FORE Systems, Inc., as an
> unpublished work. This notice does not imply unrestricted or
> public access to these materials which are a trade secret of
> FORE Systems, Inc. or its subsidiaries or affiliates
> (together referred to as "FORE"), and which may not be
> reproduced, used, sold or transferred to any third party
> without FORE's prior written consent. All rights reserved.

this is non-free.

> 
> U.S. Government Restricted Rights. If you are licensing the
> Software on behalf of the U.S. Government ("Government"),
> the following provisions apply to you. If the software [...]
> (continue)
> #########################
> 
> i see it's named also in the Debian's  sospected non-free
> firmware page, 
> http://wiki.debian.org/KernelFirmwareLicensing
> but i've not seen anything else.
> 
> this is a bug, right?

yes it is
kk

> 
> 
> by, 
> marco
> 
> 
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Karl Goetz,
Debian user / Ubuntu contributor / gNewSense contributor
http://www.kgoetz.id.au

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