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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/3] Add BIOS splash image support
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Jan Kiszka |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/3] Add BIOS splash image support |
Date: |
Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:30:36 +0100 |
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Anthony Liguori wrote:
> Jan Kiszka wrote:
>> Paul Brook wrote:
>>
>>>> BTW, why does qemu not carry all bochs bios source? For reference, but
>>>> also to fully comply with the LGPL (pointing to the original source is
>>>> not sufficient when delivering binaries - like e.g. bios.bin...).
>>>>
>>> If this is really an issue, then I strongly suggest we fix it by
>>> moving the bios into its own project, and have everyone fetch it from
>>> there.
>>>
>>
>> Qemu distributes binaries that have been generated from LGPLed sources
>> (this is at least the case for bochs, one would have to check the
>> situation for the other firmware images), so it has to provide the
>> corresponding source code according to the license terms.
>
> You are not qualified to make the statement "has to". This is a legal
> issue and depends on how the GPL is interpreted. The FSF provides a set
> of guidelines and so does Debian. Debian's guidelines are more
> extreme. If you look at the FSF FAQ on this subject, the main issue is
> ensuring that the source code is always available.
>
> Since Bochs is on SF, as long as we ensure that the version we base on
> is always available, you could certainly conclude that's enough.
Well, I guess we are both not qualified to finally judge over this. But
this is not my point.
>
> But please, this is not an issue worth even discussing here. It is only
> relevant for people distributing QEMU and it's up to those people to
> consult with their legal teams to determine whether they need to do
> anything special.
And why complicating things downstream when it can be fixed upstream?
Because it is only a legal issue? As a redistributor of OSS who cares a
lot about such issues, you have a lot of "fun" getting things right when
upstream forgot it.
But as it looks like, there is a consensus on changing the situation
anyway. And up to now, no animal should have been harmed, too.
Jan
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- Re: [Bochs-developers] [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/3] Add BIOS splashimage support, (continued)
- Re: [Bochs-developers] [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/3] Add BIOS splashimage support, Sebastian Herbszt, 2008/12/17
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/3] Add BIOS splash image support, Daniel P. Berrange, 2008/12/17
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/3] Add BIOS splash image support, Paul Brook, 2008/12/17
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/3] Add BIOS splash image support, Jan Kiszka, 2008/12/17
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/3] Add BIOS splash image support, Gleb Natapov, 2008/12/17
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/3] Add BIOS splash image support, Jan Kiszka, 2008/12/17
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/3] Add BIOS splash image support, Jan Kiszka, 2008/12/17
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/3] Add BIOS splash image support, Paul Brook, 2008/12/17
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/3] Add BIOS splash image support, Jan Kiszka, 2008/12/17
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/3] Add BIOS splash image support, Anthony Liguori, 2008/12/17
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/3] Add BIOS splash image support,
Jan Kiszka <=
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/3] Add BIOS splash image support, Anthony Liguori, 2008/12/17
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/3] Add BIOS splash image support, Andreas Färber, 2008/12/17
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/3] Add BIOS splash image support, Anthony Liguori, 2008/12/17
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/3] Add BIOS splash image support, Sebastian Herbszt, 2008/12/17
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/3] Add BIOS splash image support, Volker Ruppert, 2008/12/18
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/3] Add BIOS splash image support, H. Peter Anvin, 2008/12/19
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/3] Add BIOS splash image support, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger, 2008/12/17
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/3] Add BIOS splash image support, Gerd Hoffmann, 2008/12/17
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/3] Add BIOS splash image support, Jan Kiszka, 2008/12/17
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/3] Add BIOS splash image support, Kevin Wolf, 2008/12/17