>>>> Matthias Koenig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 08/28/06 1:38 PM >>> >Andreas Jaeger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> Jasem Mutlaq <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> Sorry if this is not the appropiate list to discuss >>> this issue. >>> >>> Santa Barbara SBIG CCD camera is one of the most >>> popular cameras used in astronomy. In order to >>> operate, the CCD requires a firmware to be uploaded >>> upon detection on the USB port. Otherwise, you can't >>> establish any further communications at all. >> >> What is the license of this firmware? Is it possible to re-distribute >> it? If this is not the case, then we cannot include it, > >Unfortunately the Linux Developer Kit from SBIG does not contain >any hint about the license of the firmware. Though the included >example code is mentioned to be "free". >Note, that the camera needs a USB driver, which is provided by SBIG >as a binary only non-kernel driver also without any license.
I think the best thing in this case is to get in touch with the vendor and ask for an explicit permission to redistribute the drivers / and firmware within our openSUSE bundle. For sure there IS any sort of license bound to their source code. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
