Firmware packages for Intel & redistribution

jeff moe at blagblagblag.org
Fri Nov 3 22:58:27 CET 2006


Axel Thimm wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Tue, Oct 17, 2006 at 10:28:19AM +0100, Chris Wilson wrote:
>> On Mon, 16 Oct 2006, Troy Engel wrote:
>>>> I don't know about ipw3495, but with ipw2200 you can't get the firmware 
>>>> in an RPM package, you have to agree to the license and download it from 
>>> Incorrect. ATrpms offers a ready-to-use ipw2200 firmware RPM, I use it 
>>> myself on my Thinkpad at home.
>> Did you agree to the license conditions at 
>> [http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/firmware.php?fid=7]? If not, then ATrpms 
>> is violating the firmware license.
> 
> I was pointed to ATrpms potentially violating the law :)

Isn't Intel violating SF's terms of service with the license on that page?


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