Fedora Freedom and linux-libre

[jeff]

Les Mikesell wrote:
> jeff wrote:
> That would be a reasonable change.  How is it done in drivers where the 
> firmware has always been known to be non-GPL but redistributable?   tg3 
> might be a special case due to its copyright change.

The firmware hasn't always been known to be non-GPL. It was distributed for 
years under the GPL, so it *is* GPL, but they are violating the GPL by not 
shipping the source code.

Have you even looked at tg3.c or it's history?

-Jeff