Ubuntu tainting the kernel with proprietary drivers ?

[Scott Dier]

Daniel Robitaille wrote:
> "The licences for software applications in main must be free, but main
> may also may contain binary firmware and selected fonts that cannot be
> modified without permission from their authors. In all cases
> redistribution is unencumbered."
> 
> (http://www.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/components)
> 
> 

I'm pretty sure the intel end-user license does not allow for 
redistribution as an end user.

LICENSE. You may copy and use the Software, subject to these conditions:

    1. This Software is licensed for use only in conjunction with Intel 
component products. Use of the Software in conjunction with non-Intel 
component products is not licensed hereunder.
    2. You may not copy, modify, rent, sell, distribute or transfer any 
part of the Software except as provided in this Agreement, and you agree 
to prevent unauthorized copying of the Software.
    3. You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Software.
    4. You may not sublicense the Software.
    5. The Software may contain the software or other property of third 
party suppliers.


#4 basically screws it up.

Thanks,
-- 
Scott Dier <dieman at ringworld.org>