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On Monday 27 February 2006 8:51 pm, Robin Cornelius wrote: > > If this is a required update to the existing firmware, isn't the firmware > > binary actually merely data? What you need is a free software method of > > installing the firmware update, not the source to the firmware itself. > > > > Let me have some more details and I'll raise it on a debian mailing list. > > The device is volatile so the firmware > needs loading every time. That's a key point - I was thinking of a once-only update. > So basicly we have a dependence on some binary data, now this could go > into non-free no problem . Yes. > I think we can get a free to distribute type > licence (on the binary data) so copying will not be a problem. My basic > objective is to get this compatable with as many distros as possible as > the main code will be in the kernel in the future this just leaves the > binary firmware module to distribute seperatley. We currently don't have > any userspace code that is required to use the driver. OK. Let me find out and I'll get back to you. -- Neil Williams ============= http://www.data-freedom.org/ http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/ http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/
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