[linux-audio-dev] Request to audio related LiveCD packagers

[Jens M Andreasen]

On tis, 2004-05-04 at 15:45, Takashi Iwai wrote:

> 2) the firmware data is, so far, provided also under GPL, too.
>    (i.e. it is redistributable by any person.)
>    and this looks like a problem.  if the firmware data is regarded as
>    a "program", the corresponding source codes must be provided.
>    but if it's nothing but "data"?  how can we prove for/against that?

Ahh! (insert lightbulb ...)

So if the firmware was just plainly distributed as 
"(C) foo.com / bar.org", then the problem would go away?

/jens