On Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:56:27 +0000 Michael Stevens <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 08:50:31PM +0100, al3xu5 / dotcommon wrote: > > the drivers are under GPL2... *BUT* they require a *non-free* > > software firmware to be loaded... > > > > see: http://intellinuxwireless.org/?n=FAQ&s=license > > > > <cite> > > Q. What license covers these drivers? > > A. The wireless drivers themselves are licensed under the GPL > > version 2. Each of the wireless adapters requires a corresponding > > microcode or firmware image to be loaded in order to function. The > > microcode for the ipw3945 driver (ieee80211 based) also requires > > the use of a user space regulatory daemon. All of those binaries > > are distributed as binaries under a proprietary, free to > > redistribute (but not modify), license. </cite> > > > > on my laptop (Lenovo/IBM Thinkpad T61 6466-5DG ) i have such an > > intel wireless adapter (Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG)... > > > > it does not properly work to me with gNS... and manually installing > > the non-free intel firmware is NOT a solution (in terms of > > freedom)... > > > > so i have phisically *disabled* (shut off) the intel adapter and > > now i am happily using one D-Link DWL-G122 rev.C1 (07d1:3c03) > > wirelss USB adapter instead (driver module: rt73usb - kernel > > included) > > > > NOTE: the default gNS installed system loads (as you have reported) > > the iwl3945 driver module (for the Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG) which > > prevents loading other wireless drivers! so you may need to > > blacklist iwl3945 (in /ect/modprobe.d/blacklist) to be able to use > > other wireless adapters > > My complain is that the default gNS on my new install seems to have > installed the non-free intel firmware by default! So it works when it Did you do an update after installing? kk > shouldn't. > > I mean I was planning to accept the freedom violation and manually > install the nonfree firmware until I save up and buy some properly > free hardware, but I wasn't expecting gNS to default to nonfree. > > Michael -- Karl Goetz, (Kamping_Kaiser / VK5FOSS) Debian contributor / gNewSense Maintainer http://www.kgoetz.id.au No, I won't join your social networking group
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