Hello Era, AFAIU Unity https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity is more of a desktop environment and has nothing to do with this issue.
There currently is no package named linux-firmware-free for Ubuntu on launchpad to reopen any bug. The Ubuntu packages are called linux- firmware and linux-firmware-nonfree. linux-firmware: This package provides firmware used by Linux kernel drivers. linux-firmware-nonfree: This package provides non-free firmware used by Linux kernel drivers. Most of the firmware in this package is for television tuner cards. However, non-free firmware for other classes of devices are provided as well. We assumed that these were maintained in sync and that linux-firmware was only supposed to contain the free-software firmware while all proprietary firmware should have went do linux-firmware-nonfree. Based on that assumption this report was opened, stating that the proprietary intel firmware should be part of linux-firmware-nonfree instead of linux-firmware. But instead linux-firmware contains all firmware from the upstream linux-firmware package, while linux-firmware-nonfree contains further non-free firmware which is not in the linux-firmware upstream package. Since this is not just a single misplaced firmware but linux-firmware contains all firmware from upstream, including all the other proprietary firmware, I believe that this report is the wrong place to track the issue in, as it is specific to certain intel wireless firmware blobs. Instead I would consider opening a new issue against the linux-firmware package to address all non-free firmware. Then possibly opening an upstream report and link to it. It may also be helpful to ask for the linux-firmware-nonfree package to be renamed to linux-firmware-extra- nonfree to hopefully avoid future confusion. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Mythbuntu Bug Team, which is subscribed to linux-firmware-nonfree in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/179139 Title: Intel Wireless Restrictions: ipw2100, ipw2200 are not Free Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in “linux-firmware” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “linux-firmware-nonfree” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in “linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22” package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Bug description: The Intel series of wireless adapters requires the usage of a binary blob firmware. In particular, consistent across all of the binary blob firmware files is the following clause: "Do not use or load this firmware (the "Software") until you have carefully read the following terms and conditions. By loading or using the Software, you agree to the terms of this Agreement. If you do not wish to so agree, do not install or use the Software." As such, the EULA is not presented to the user. According to the web page, one must accept the EULA before using the binary blob firmware. Should this not be treated as a 'restricted' driver? Nvidia's driver also requires the binary blob approach and is listed as a 'restricted driver' as it too requires an accepting of a EULA. EULA locations for the relevant firmware blobs: EULA for ipw2100: http://ipw2100.sourceforge.net/firmware.php?fid=4 EULA for ipw2200: http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/firmware.php?fid=7 The 3945 has a binary microcode blob that has a license as well, but doesn't seem as crippling: http://bughost.org/ipw3945/LICENSE To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/179139/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~mythbuntu-bugs Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~mythbuntu-bugs More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
