Il giorno ven, 02/05/2008 alle 17.38 -0500, Luis Alberto Guzmán García ha scritto: > Hi!, > I'm back in my KFV that i let behind, now i looked for (1)non-free > firmware, (2) sourceless blobs, and of course the (3)license. > > Checking the last packages in drivers/net, i notice that most of Intel > Free Software uses the <define> statement and then write all kind > assembly language instructions, to use them on later files. > > I assumed that that is free software, correct in the 3 possible ways, > right?. > > Because of the license. The way they program is "normal" for hardware, > other companies work the same way, i believe that's the way to write a > program for hardware. An example could be: > > linux-2.6.24_12.22/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-hw.h > (some times is both of any GNU GPLv2 or BSD, we can stick to GPLv2) > I'm tried to understand the use of the <define> statement and, if i don't go wrong, thiese are free. But, i would to assert someone much qualified than me...
> > Also ask about this, it's a sourceless blob, right? > yes :( > linux-2.6.24_12.22/drivers/net/wan/wanxlfw.inc_shipped > (I'll rise a bug for it, if apply) > > I've found some license issues, that i'll study and rise a bug if > necessary, by now the drivers/net section is virtually complete. :) > > Keep hacking! _______________________________________________ gNewSense-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnewsense-users
