[Bug 217350] Review Request: ipw2100-firmware - Firmware for Intel® PRO/Wireless 2100 network adaptors

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Summary: Review Request: ipw2100-firmware - Firmware for Intel® PRO/Wireless 2100 network adaptors


https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=217350





------- Additional Comments From notting at redhat.com  2007-01-25 11:15 EST -------
This was discussed at some length yesterday.

The firmware FAQ as posted is not enough, as it does not (at minimum) have any
attribution that actually states it comes from the copyright holder/licensor;
this would need fixed before it could be considered freely redistributable.
(i.e., the statement needs to clearly come *from Intel*, not just a page @ SF
that Intel presumably edits.)

Aside from that, we noted that the EULA for Fedora Core states:

1.  THE SOFTWARE.  Fedora Core (the "Software") is a modular Linux
    operating system consisting of hundreds of software components.
    The end user license agreement for each component is located in
    the component's source code.  With the exception of certain image
    files containing the Fedora trademark identified in Section 2
    below, the license terms for the components permit User to copy,
    modify, and redistribute the component, in both source code and
    binary code forms.
...

Note the 'modify' and 'source code and binary code' sections above. Obviously,
we don't want to break our own EULA. The Fedora board is planning to look into
how to address this issue at the upcoming FUDCon in Boston; the outcome of this
will probably be alterations of the firmware guidelines and something more clear
as to whether or not this is acceptable.

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