Comment 23 for bug 179139

Actually, I don't believe I ever requested that Intel change their license.

I merely was suggesting that A) it was in the wrong package, and B) that in order to abide by the license the individual be presented with a popup.

Of course, while the new license might be sufficient, it is clearly outlined in http://intellinuxwireless.org/?n=faq&s=license that the older license for which this report pertains, is still in effect for both of the drivers.

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A. The important point is to make sure that the end user is notified that the firmware component is governed by an Intel license and provided with a copy of the license terms prior to downloading or using the software.
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There is also mention that a header license agreement could cover their distribution.

While I have long since moved on from this, I suspect that the statement "All ipw2x00 and iwlwifi firmware files now have appropriate licensing." is actually incorrect as outlined in the link:

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Q. The license for the binaries needed with the newer projects (ipw3945 and iwlwifi) seems much cleaner than the license for the ipw2100 and ipw2200. Can you change the terms of the older license?

[ ipw2100 and ipw2200 specific ]

A. Unfortunately, no. Those binaries contain intellectual property licensed from third parties, and Intel must follow certain contractual obligations in licensing for those components. The ipw3945 and iwlwifi related binaries are all Intel-developed, and we are able to use a simplified license for that product.
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