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8 січня 2024 р. 21:03:09 GMT+02:00, Arend Van Spriel <aspriel@xxxxxxxxx> написав(-ла):
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>+ Marcel
>
>On 1/8/2024 7:21 PM, Svyatoslav Ryhel wrote:
>> 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.
>
>Okay. I guess there is a naming scheme that btbcm.ko uses. Will look in the source file how it loads firmware/patch. Actually your merge request would also tell me. That involves a whole lot more firmware files than what we discussed earlier.
>
>Regards,
>Arend

Uh, yes, I am terribly sorry about that. I was looking for analogies with existing publishes of firmwares since bt firmware occurred to be not interchangeable. I have no hopes that any of them will be accepted, so if any passes then good.





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