2013/12/29 Daniel Roesler <[email protected]>: > On Sun, Dec 29, 2013 at 7:24 AM, Robert Kaiser <[email protected]> wrote: >> Daniel Roesler schrieb: >>> >>> I finally got around to making a nightly build script for the ZTE >>> Open. I've only tested these my US version of the ZTE Open (updated to >>> Version 02 before flashing), so I don't know if they work on the UK >>> version of the ZTE Open. >> >> >> 1) How are you able to distribute the binary blobs that AFAIK are not >> allowed to be redistributed? > > The custom boot binary was originally released for open > distribution[1], so including it in the repo isn't a license issue. > > I'm not aware that a /system backup (backup-inari.zip) from my ZTE > Open cannot be included with the repo [2]. Can you please link to the > license agreement that must be accepted when purchasing the ZTE Open > that restricts system backups from being published?
The problem is under the Berne Convention copyright is automatic and restrictive by default. Without an explicit license allowing us the right to redistribute we are not allowed to distribute the binaries. The evil goes deep. It's not just a matter of getting ZTE's permission since they are in turn dependent on their upstream: the SoC manufacturer and related companies. Even Google has not gotten redistribution rights for all their phone's parts. You might have encountered a similar situation if you used linux with a broadcom wireless a few years back. The wireless required a binary blob which no linux distribution was allowed to include on the install CD. What we ended up doing was writing a program which would download the windows driver and extract the binary blob. So what we could do is if ZTE has a working zip on their site we can have the build script download that and extract the relevant files. The risk of course is not that anyone on this list will get mad but rather that ZTE or their upstream will sue you. Daniel _______________________________________________ dev-b2g mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-b2g
