sourcecode of broadcom drivers up to 2011 yr sup

[Fehmi Noyan ISI]

Dont know how this code was leaked, but in the source files it is clearly stated that the work is proprietary and all rights are reserved.

This prevents FreeBSD developers (or any open source developer - say Linux kernel guys) from porting the code into any open source project.

Just compare the license phrase in Broadcom source files with the one found in FreeBSD source files. You will see the difference (do not even attempt to compare it with GPL, you will get confused :/ )



----- Original Message -----
From: Adrian Chadd <adrian.chadd at gmail.com>
To: paradox <ddkprog at yahoo.com>
Cc: "freebsd-wireless at freebsd.org" <freebsd-wireless at freebsd.org>
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2016 11:26 AM
Subject: Re: sourcecode of broadcom drivers up to 2011 yr sup

no, we don't have a licence to port it open source and I don't have a
licence to generate binaries for other people.



-adrian


On 17 November 2016 at 14:17, paradox via freebsd-wireless
<freebsd-wireless at freebsd.org> wrote:
> what you mean ? if we have broadcom sourcecode, we can't porting and use it for self ?
>
> --------------------------------------------
> On Fri, 11/18/16, Fehmi Noyan ISI <fnoyanisi at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>  Subject: Re: sourcecode of broadcom drivers up to 2011 yr sup
>  To: "paradox" <ddkprog at yahoo.com>, "Felix Friedlander" <felixphew0 at gmail.com>
>  Cc: "freebsd-wireless at freebsd.org" <freebsd-wireless at freebsd.org>
>  Date: Friday, November 18, 2016, 12:03 AM
>
>
>  >>> the sourcecode can be porting to freebsd but
>  not including to kernel
>
>  not quite sure about this... obviously enough, licences are
>  there for a reason.
>
>  ________________________________
>  From: paradox via freebsd-wireless <freebsd-wireless at freebsd.org>
>  To: Felix Friedlander <felixphew0 at gmail.com>
>
>  Cc: freebsd-wireless at freebsd.org
>  Sent: Friday, November 18, 2016 9:42 AM
>  Subject: Re: sourcecode of broadcom drivers up to 2011 yr
>  sup
>
>
>  if Anrian already have access to source code of broadcom,
>  its great ! i don't known about it
>
>  about of licensing, the sourcecode can be porting to freebsd
>  but not including to kernel, seems many people tobe
>  enougth this
>
>
>  --------------------------------------------
>  On Thu, 11/17/16, Felix Friedlander <felixphew0 at gmail.com>
>  wrote:
>
>  Subject: Re: sourcecode of broadcom drivers up to 2011 yr
>  sup
>  To: "paradox" <ddkprog at yahoo.com>
>  Cc: freebsd-wireless at freebsd.org
>  Date: Thursday, November 17, 2016, 10:32 PM
>
>
>  > On 18 Nov. 2016, at 05:36, paradox via
>  freebsd-wireless
>  <freebsd-wireless at freebsd.org>
>  wrote:
>  >
>  > seems all BCM WIFI PHY & MAC sourcecode of
>  ABG/N/LP/NT/SSN
>  > hope your can build it or take part for independ
>  module
>
>  > MAC
>  > https://github.com/elenril/VMG1312-B/tree/master/bcmdrivers/broadcom/net/wl/impl10/wl/sys
>  > PHY
>  > https://github.com/elenril/VMG1312-B/tree/master/bcmdrivers/broadcom/net/wl/impl10/wl/phy
>
>  There’s a difference between finding the code, and having
>  a licence to use it… If I’m not mistaken Adrian already
>  has access to the proprietary Broadcom driver through his
>  work, it’s more of a licensing issue.
>
>  Still a nice find though, with this and the Cypress
>  datasheets some things may become a bit easier.
>
>  --
>  Felix Friedlander <felixphew0 at gmail.com>
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