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пн, 8 січ. 2024 р. о 19:59 Arend Van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@xxxxxxxxxxxx> пише:
>
> On January 8, 2024 5:48:37 PM Svyatoslav Ryhel <clamor95@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > пн, 8 січ. 2024 р. о 17:43 Arend Van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > пише:
> >>
> >> On January 4, 2024 10:08:04 AM Svyatoslav Ryhel <clamor95@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >>> ср, 3 січ. 2024 р. о 20:20 Arend Van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> пише:
> >>>>
> >>>> On January 3, 2024 6:28:33 PM Svyatoslav Ryhel <clamor95@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> 3 січня 2024 р. 11:22:42 GMT+02:00, Arend Van Spriel
> >>>>> <arend.vanspriel@xxxxxxxxxxxx> написав(-ла):
> >>>>>> On January 3, 2024 10:14:42 AM Arend Van Spriel
> >>>>>> <arend.vanspriel@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> + linux-wireless
> >>>>>>> + Hans de Goede
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On December 16, 2023 9:14:48 PM Svyatoslav Ryhel <clamor95@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> сб, 16 груд. 2023 р. о 21:57 Arend van Spriel
> >>>>>>>> <arend.vanspriel@xxxxxxxxxxxx> пише:
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> On 12/16/2023 6:45 PM, Svyatoslav Ryhel wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>> Greetings!
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> I am trying to submit bluetooth firmwares (BCM4329B1.*,*.hcd and
> >>>>>>>>>> BCM4330B1.*,*.hcd) and wifi calibration files
> >>>>>>>>>> (brcmfmac4329-sdio.*,*.txt and brcmfmac4329-sdio.*,*.txt) from a few
> >>>>>>>>>> Tegra 2 and Tegra 3 based devices into linux-fimware.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> I have faced ambiguous license issue since those files were part of
> >>>>>>>>>> Android Images of different vendors. Those vendors did not provide a
> >>>>>>>>>> license nor for android images, not for these files.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Does this mean you extracted them from the android image? That probably
> >>>>>> never get accepted without any license information.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Can Broadcom re-grant license to these files?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> This license is for bcm4329 in crespo
> >>>>> <https://android.googlesource.com/device/samsung/crespo/+/refs/heads/main/self-extractors/broadcom/LICENSE>
> >>>>
> >>>> Actually checked this link:
> >>>>
> >>>> https://android.googlesource.com/device/samsung/crespo/+/refs/heads/main/proprietary-blobs.txt
> >>>>
> >>>> It lists the bcm4329.hcd file as falling under Apache-2.0 license. Same for
> >>>> asus/grouper.
> >>>>
> >>>> Regards,
> >>>> Arend
> >>>
> >>> So this actually resolves ambiguity. Thanks
> >>
> >> Yes, but ... you should add them to linux-firmware under the same license.
> >> That means you need to mark them as such in the WHENCE file. Feel free to
> >> cc: me for the patch so I can have a look at it.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Arend
> >
> > Thank you for your assistance, it is really appreciated and valued but
> > it was rejected
> >
> > https://gitlab.com/kernel-firmware/linux-firmware/-/merge_requests/114
> >
> > I have referred to our conversation.
>
> I see and it seems they were correct. My bad. Clearly should not try a
> career as lawyer.
>
> I can try to publish them to linux-firmware, but I have to ask internally.
>
> Regards,
> Arend
>

Thank you, looking forward to your answer. But keep in mind that
generic firmware for bluetooth might not be an option. I have tried to
shuffle them and bluetooth failed.

Best regards,
Svyatoslav R.





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