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== Mission == | == Mission == | ||
Goal: to get all legally available firmware needed to get devices to work packaged for / in Fedora so that a users devices which require firmware will just work | Goal: to get all [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing:Main#Binary_Firmware legally available firmware] needed to get devices to work packaged for / in Fedora so that a users devices which require firmware will just work | ||
We aim to accomplish this goal through a variety of activities: | We aim to accomplish this goal through a variety of activities: | ||
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* {{package|rt61pci-firmware}} - for Ralink® RT2561/RT2661 A/B/G network adaptors | * {{package|rt61pci-firmware}} - for Ralink® RT2561/RT2661 A/B/G network adaptors | ||
* {{package|rt73usb-firmware}} - for Ralink® RT2571W/RT2671 A/B/G network adaptors | * {{package|rt73usb-firmware}} - for Ralink® RT2571W/RT2671 A/B/G network adaptors | ||
* {{package|zd1211-firmware}} - for wireless devices based on zd1211 chipset | * {{package|zd1211-firmware}} - for wireless devices based on zd1211 chipset | ||
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== Orphaned Packages == | == Orphaned Packages == | ||
* {{package|ueagle-atm4-firmware}} - for usb adsl modems based on Eagle IV chipset. It was included into {{package|linux-firmware}}. | |||
== Packagers/Reviewers/People interested == | == Packagers/Reviewers/People interested == | ||
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* [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=383271 b43-firmware] and [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=383281 b43legacy-firmware] - Broadcom refuses to re-license them under redistributable license. Please, try {{package|b43-openfwwf}} first. Perhaps, you'll be fully satisfied with this drop-in replacement. | * [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=383271 b43-firmware] and [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=383281 b43legacy-firmware] - Broadcom refuses to re-license them under redistributable license. Please, try {{package|b43-openfwwf}} first. Perhaps, you'll be fully satisfied with this drop-in replacement. | ||
* [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=258681 bluez-firmware] - Bluetooth firmware distributed by the BlueZ project. We didn't get permissions from Broadcom to distribute them. | * [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=258681 bluez-firmware] - Bluetooth firmware distributed by the BlueZ project. We didn't get permissions from Broadcom to distribute them. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 13:03, 28 March 2011
Fedora Firmware Special Interest Group
Mission
Goal: to get all legally available firmware needed to get devices to work packaged for / in Fedora so that a users devices which require firmware will just work
We aim to accomplish this goal through a variety of activities:
- Creating packages of firmware
- Contact manufacturers asking them under which conditions their firmware may be redistributed
- Contact manufacturers requesting them to modify their firmware redistribution conditions, to make them Fedora compatible
Available firmware
aic94xx-firmware
Tools for loading/extracting/dealing with firmware
- gobi_loader - a firmware loader for Qualcomm Gobi USB chipsets.
Firmware currently missing from Fedora
Notice that this is just a list of firmware which we would like to see in Fedora, firmware in this list has NOT been checked yet for proper licensing.
Networking Devices
- 3Com Bluetooth Wireless PC Card 3CRWB6096
- Thomson SpeedTouch 330 USB
- sil (for prism and prism_pci)
Multimedia Devices
- AV7110 based DVB cards ( link )
- OREN or51211 and 51132 demodulators ( link )
- various USB TV devices ( link )
- R5U87x based webcams ( link )
Orphaned Packages
Packagers/Reviewers/People interested
Packaging guidelines
In addition to the standard Packaging:Guidelines, it is important to realise that firmware does not need to be under a free software / oss license. As long as it may be freely redistributed without restrictions, it may be packaged.
List of firmware which we can NOT package
- b43-firmware and b43legacy-firmware - Broadcom refuses to re-license them under redistributable license. Please, try
- bluez-firmware - Bluetooth firmware distributed by the BlueZ project. We didn't get permissions from Broadcom to distribute them.