Intel Firmware

[Pete Graner]

Zhao, Yingying wrote:
> Will anyone follow this to add these license files in the package of "linux-firmware"?  
> I didn't see them in Jaunty Alpha 4 release.

YingYing, I am in the process of cleaning up the license files, it will
make it in before we hit beta.

thanks

~pete

> 
> - Yingying
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: kernel-team-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com [mailto:kernel-team-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Zhao, Yingying
> Sent: 2009年1月7日 14:03
> To: Stefan Bader
> Cc: Ubuntu Kernel Team
> Subject: RE: Intel Firmware
> 
> The license file is in the same package associating each firmware.
> ipw2100:
> http://ipw2100.sourceforge.net/firmware.php?i_agree_to_the_license=yes&f=ipw2100-fw-1.3.tgz
> 
> ipw2200:
> http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/firmware.php?i_agree_to_the_license=yes&f=ipw2200-fw-3.0.tgz
> 
> 3945/4965/5000 firmwares:
> http://www.intellinuxwireless.org/?n=Downloads
>  
> -Yingying
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stefan Bader [mailto:stefan.bader at canonical.com] 
> Sent: 2009年1月5日 18:29
> To: Zhao, Yingying
> Cc: Andy Whitcroft; Ubuntu Kernel Team
> Subject: Re: Intel Firmware
> 
> Hi Yingying,
> 
> can you provide us a link or send an email with the license to use? Then we
> simply can add this to the package.
> 
> Thanks,
> Stefan
> 
> Zhao, Yingying wrote:
>> We need to release the EULA together with the binary firmware in Ubuntu images to resolve this legal issue. 
>> Packaging the license files for ipw* and iwl* firmware in the "linux-firmware" is a proper solution.
>>
>> - Yingying 
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: kernel-team-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com [mailto:kernel-team-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Andy Whitcroft
>> Sent: 2009年1月4日 20:02
>> To: Ubuntu Kernel Team
>> Subject: Intel Firmware
>>
>> In this bug, someone has pointed out that the Intel firmware requires an
>> EULA that we are not presenting:
>>
>>      https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/+bug/179139
>>
>> I am sure this is under control as we are so closly in touch with Intel.
>> Does anyone have any background on this?
>>
>> -apw
>>
> 
> 


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