Hello! I have packed a microcode loader for Pentium Pro, Pentium II,... I have some problem with the Intel license:
The microcode have this copyright: /+++ / Copyright Intel Corporation, 1995, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2000. / / These microcode updates are distributed for the sole purpose of / installation in the BIOS or Operating System of computer systems / which include an Intel P6 family microprocessor sold or distributed / to or by you. You are authorized to copy and install this material / on such systems. You are not authorized to use this material for / any other purpose. /--- then it follows some processor data (the microcode) to send to processor. The question: I can put the microcode loader (GPL) with the original microcode (with above copyright) to the normal (free) debian section? Some usefull information: The microcode is not software, it is a processor data. The Intel microcode corrects only (some) processor bugs. The microcode is crypted and signed, thus processors don't load non-Intel microcodes. The microcode "loader" is a GPL program which read the microcodes and send it to the kernel (the kernel will update this microcode [ linux 2.2.18pre3+ and 2.4.0-test2+ ] ). You can find the microcode, the loader, the link to my package and some other information in http://www.urbanmyth.org/microcode/ giacomo
