Re: 04/04: gnu: Add fwupd.

[Liliana Marie Prikler]

Am Mittwoch, dem 31.08.2022 um 09:26 -0400 schrieb Maxim Cournoyer:
> Hi,
> 
> guix-commits@gnu.org writes:
> 
> > civodul pushed a commit to branch master
> > in repository guix.
> > 
> > commit 23152ff70f0ed4966d8207846f54c793d7cb4f86
> > Author: Petr Hodina <phodina@protonmail.com>
> > AuthorDate: Tue Jan 4 06:58:51 2022 +0100
> > 
> >     gnu: Add fwupd.
> >     
> >     * gnu/packages/firmware.scm (fwupd): New variable.
> >     
> >     Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
> 
> Just a quick question: does this tool talks to a remote server that
> serves non-free software as well as free one?  If so, it'd need to be
> patched to comply with the FSDG.
I'd be surprised if it supplied free software as well as non-free one.

The vendor guide[1] states the following:
> Do I have to contribute any code?
> 
> No, unless you're using a custom update protocol that fwupd does not
> already support.

The user guide[2] likewise states:
> The OEM vendor is in full control over what models are supported and is
> the only entity that can add support for new hardware.

The vendor agreement[3] further grants no freedom safe for the second –
the freedom to make unmodified copies.

Cheers

[1] https://fwupd.org/lvfs/docs/vendors
[2] https://fwupd.org/lvfs/docs/users
[3] https://fwupd.org/lvfs/docs/agreement