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Debian Bug report logs - #1106074
include potentially non-redistributable C&M firmware

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

Source: firware-nonfree
Version: 20220913-1
Severity: normal
LICENCE.cnm inclues the following clause which might limit
redistributing the C&M firmare to TI products only.
2. Redistribution and use shall be used only with Texas Instruments Incorporateds
silicon products. Any other use, reproduction, modification, translation,
or compilation of the Software is prohibited.
Corresponding thread on linux-firmware: [1]
[1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-firmware/4fs3jqwf6hk6cqaiipbuwwe2u5dcdijig23hlqeiqjh27kmyug@ptxv6u4jqjfq/
-- System Information:
Debian Release: trixie/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: arm64 (aarch64)
Kernel: Linux 6.15.0-rc5-test-dp+ (SMP w/8 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Kernel taint flags: TAINT_WARN
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

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Message #16 received at 1106074-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

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Version: 20250613-1
On Mon, 19 May 2025 13:39:00 +0300 Dmitry Baryshkov
<dbaryshkov@gmail.com> wrote:
> Source: firware-nonfree
> Version: 20220913-1
> Severity: normal
> 
> LICENCE.cnm inclues the following clause which might limit
> redistributing the C&M firmare to TI products only.
> 
> 2. Redistribution and use shall be used only with Texas Instruments
Incorporateds
> silicon products. Any other use, reproduction, modification,
translation,
> or compilation of the Software is prohibited.
[...]
The licence was updated to no longer restrict redistribution in this
way.
The old text is still present in older branches but I don't think it
urgently needs to be updated there.
Ben.
-- 
Ben Hutchings
Always try to do things in chronological order;
it's less confusing that way.

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