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| author |   Ulrich Müller <ulm@gentoo.org> | 2023-01-19 11:04:46 +0100 |
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| committer | Ulrich Müller <ulm@gentoo.org> | 2023-01-21 17:54:11 +0100 |
| commit | da0574c5b5db9bd2077203048727da6e6b029bec (patch) | |
| tree | e203eb6d75867eb48fca4eddb0aaed3ffbceb0fb /licenses | |
| parent | media-sound/deadbeef: Stabilize 1.9.3 amd64, #891599 (diff) | |
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licenses: Add note about binary-only images to linux-fw-redistributable
Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/891381
Signed-off-by: Ulrich Müller <ulm@gentoo.org>
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diff --git a/licenses/linux-fw-redistributable b/licenses/linux-fw-redistributable index 6cafc451e44d..321888c3a542 100644 --- a/licenses/linux-fw-redistributable +++ b/licenses/linux-fw-redistributable @@ -5,3 +5,7 @@ many of them being non-free. However, all images whose license is subsumed under this license label should at least be redistributable. You will need to check the WHENCE and LICEN[CS]E.* files in the package for specific licensing terms. + +Some firmware images are distributed under a free software license +(e.g. MIT or BSD), but only in binary form. These images are non-free +in spite of their license, because their source code is not available. |