Strog
October 29th, 2004, 13:27
Seems OpenBSD's persistence in the area of wireless chipsets has gotten Atmel and Zydas to make their firmware files re-distributable. "Conexant and Intel have been open to dialogue for which we are grateful," Theo added.
De Raadt said that when a request was made to a vendor to 'open' their firmware, "it just means we want clear distribution/redistribution rights. We don't need the 'source code' to their firmware. There are no intellectual property concerns."
Full text here (http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/10/29/1098992287663.html?oneclick=true)
De Raadt said that when a request was made to a vendor to 'open' their firmware, "it just means we want clear distribution/redistribution rights. We don't need the 'source code' to their firmware. There are no intellectual property concerns."
Full text here (http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/10/29/1098992287663.html?oneclick=true)