>>>>> On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 19:38:53 +0000, Matthew Wilcox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> said:
Matthew> On Thu, Jan 27, 2005 at 11:16:15AM -0800, David Mosberger Matthew> wrote: >> The IA-32 Execution Layer (IA-32 EL) is available for download >> from Intel: >> >> http://www.intel.com/software/products/opensource/opsys/IA32-EL/ >> >> I think the license may be liberal enough to allow for packaging >> and distribution by Debian. This would be very helpful since >> it's a bit of a pain to install the bits by hand. Matthew> It certainly can't go into main, since there's no source. Note that there are two parts: one proprietary, the other GPL. The main thing that's needed is an /etc/init.d/ia32el that fits inside Debian and the GPL portion configured/compiled to match the Debian file hierarchy. Matthew> Could it go into non-free? I'm not convinced by this bit: Matthew> under a license agreement that has terms and conditions Matthew> at least as restrictive as those set forth in Exhibit B, Matthew> (Requirements for End User License Agreements) Matthew> http://www.intel.com/software/products/opensource/opsys/IA32-EL/IA32_eula1.htm This only talks about IA32Exec.bin. It doesn't say anything about how the rest of the OS is distributed. --david -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
