It's not only in Arch, Debian/Ubuntu/OpenSUSE say the same thing. Anyway.. It's the header in all src files at /drivers/staging/brcm80211/: -- /* * Copyright (c) 2010 Broadcom Corporation * * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies. * * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES * WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY * SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES * WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION * OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN * CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. */ --
--- Em qui, 10/2/11, Skylar Hawk <skylar.j.h...@gmail.com> escreveu: > De: Skylar Hawk <skylar.j.h...@gmail.com> > Assunto: Re: brcm80211 > Para: "Tissio Fechine" <precheca...@yahoo.com.br> > Cc: misc@openbsd.org > Data: Quinta-feira, 10 de Fevereiro de 2011, 23:18 > 2011/2/10 Tissio Fechine <precheca...@yahoo.com.br> > > > > Hello, > > My wifi card (Broadcom 4313 - 0x4727) is currently > unsupported by > > OpenBSD. > > But in Arch linux, modinfo brcm80211 (the driver for > this card) shows > > that its BSD/GNU licensed: > > ... > > filename: > > > /lib/modules/2.6.37-ARCH/kernel/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcm80211.ko.gz > > license: Dual BSD/GPL > > description: Broadcom 802.11n wireless LAN > > driver. > > author: Broadcom Corporation > > alias: > > pci:v000014E4d00004727sv*sd*bc*sc*i* > > alias: > > pci:v000014E4d00004353sv*sd*bc*sc*i* > > alias: > > pci:v000014E4d00004357sv*sd*bc*sc*i* > > depends: mac80211,cfg80211 > > ... > > > > I > > just want to know if someone is aware of that fact, > and if the proper support > > is in the TODO list. > > Thaks! > > I think the Arch Linux folks lied a bit there... I've got > the same > wifi card, and I looked at the driver that the Broadcom > Corporation > released, and it is not Dual BSD/GPL licensed. It uses > their own > license. > > You can check it out here: > http://www.broadcom.com/docs/linux_sta/hybrid-portsrc_x86_32-v5_100_82_38.tar .gz > > The license is in lib/LICENSE.txt
