On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 5:27 PM, Eric Belanger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, 5 Oct 2008, Aaron Griffin wrote: > >> On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 11:41 AM, Tobias Powalowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi >>> http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php >>> just found this on the net, would you guys like to see this drivers in >>> core? >>> >>> If a native english speaker could look at the license of the binary blob >>> on >>> redistribution, we could integrate those drivers. >>> >>> I don't have such hardware, so someone else would need to test >>> functionality. >>> your opinions on it? >> >> Looking at it, I noticed this in section 2.3 (b): >> 2.3. Restriction on Distribution. >> Licensee [snip] agrees to defend and indemnify Broadcom and its >> licensors from and against any damages, costs, liabilities, settlement >> amounts and/or expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred in >> connection with any claim, lawsuit or action by any third party that >> arises or results from the use or distribution of any and all Software >> by the Licensee except as contemplated herein. >> >> That's a little bit scary, to me. And I also thought we wanted to get >> away from binary blobs and things like that, especially in core. >> >> Is there anything that this driver does that ndiswrapper does not? >> >> Something about that clause seems a little goofy to me. I'm fine with >> this, but I think we should steer away from it in core - only because >> ndiswrapper already covers this as far as I know. >> >> Opinions? >> > > I'm also concerned by that clause. Perhaps it would be better to not include > it in any repo just to be safe.
I agree. My interpretation is something like: if someone sues Broadcom over these drivers, you guys have to pay court costs.
