On 4/9/20 6:13 PM, Jogchum Reitsma wrote: > Op 09-04-2020 om 14:19 schreef Matthias Brugger: >> >> On 4/9/20 1:06 PM, Jogchum Reitsma wrote: >>> Not for the first time, I managed to send my answer not to the list.... >>> Apologies! >>> >>> Below my response on Guillaume >>> >>> Op 06-04-2020 om 11:16 schreef Guillaume Gardet: >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> It seems that Odroid N2 support is part of upstream kernel and is also >>>> in upstream U-Boot. >>>> The problem is it requires some binary-only blobs as explained at >>>> https://gitlab.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/-/blob/master/board/amlogic/w400/README.odroid-n2 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> So, not sure how we could package it properly on OBS to create a >>>> proper image. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Guillaume >>>> >>> I don't know enough from packaging (in fact I know nothing about >>> that...) to understand why the necessity to incorporate binary blobs >>> prohibits packaging here, but of course I'll take your word for that. >>> >>> Any chance the situation changes in the near future? >>> >> The binary blobs would need a license that allows distribution of them. >> With that I think we can put them into a OBS project. >> >> Regards, >> Matthias > > Ah, yes, now it becomes clear to me. Thanks. > > Any chance such a license will be given (by Amlogic,, I suppose)? > Anything I can do (not, I suppose)?
1) check if the firmware blobs has such a license 2) if not, talk to hardkernel to see if they can publish then under such a license. Regards, Matthias > > Regards, Jogchum > >> >>> But, IIUC, this depends on Amlogic providing sources for the firmware >>> and for tools needed to create the bootloader image, so I think you >>> don't have a clue neither. >>> >>> Thanks for your response! >>> >>> cheers, Jogchum >>> >>> >
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