From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 21 Aug 2001 10:43:49 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 21 Aug 2001 10:43:34 -0400 Received: from pizda.ninka.net ([216.101.162.242]:22430 "EHLO pizda.ninka.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 21 Aug 2001 10:42:58 -0400 Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 07:43:10 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <20010821.074310.35667105.davem@redhat.com> To: jes@sunsite.dk Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Qlogic/FC firmware From: "David S. Miller" In-Reply-To: In-Reply-To: <20010821.065809.102572680.davem@redhat.com> X-Mailer: Mew version 2.0 on Emacs 21.0 / Mule 5.0 (SAKAKI) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org From: Jes Sorensen Date: 21 Aug 2001 16:28:09 +0200 However the reason I barked was because of you suggesting we remove all firmware or should just have left it in there. If we have a GPL violation then IMHO it has to be dealt with immediately, then we can look at the damages afterwards. Lack of copyright does not imply "do whatever you want with it". The plain fact is that we don't know, and I'm trying to say "it likely is a problem, let's go find out". I think the QLogic,ISP driver firmware(s) being distributed is just as serious an issue as the "obvious" qlogicfc_asm.c violation. Later, David S. Miller davem@redhat.com