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Bug 268634 - net-wireless/broadcom-sta doesn't indicate license
Summary: net-wireless/broadcom-sta doesn't indicate license
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: New packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High normal
Assignee: MATSUU Takuto (RETIRED)
URL: http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.1...
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Reported: 2009-05-04 16:58 UTC by Nico Schlömer
Modified: 2009-05-06 07:14 UTC (History)
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Description Nico Schlömer 2009-05-04 16:58:36 UTC 
Hi,

I noticed that in the broadcom-sta ebuild, nothing points to Broadcom's proprietary license. Broadcom's download page even states that one "must read the LICENSE.TXT file in the lib directory before using this software.", so there must at least be a 

MODULE_LICENSE("MIXED/Proprietary");

in the kernel to make clear that the kernel gets tainted. Is there any ebuildish way to force users to read the license? Not sure if this is required, but I guess those stupid legal issues require some attention.

Cheers,
Nico

Reproducible: Always
Comment 1 Mr. Bones. (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2009-05-04 17:13:12 UTC 
Could probably just use check_license from eutils.eclass
Comment 2 MATSUU Takuto (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2009-05-06 07:14:53 UTC 
Added check_license.

  04 May 2009; MATSUU Takuto <matsuu@gentoo.org>
  broadcom-sta-5.10.79.10-r3.ebuild, broadcom-sta-5.10.91.9.ebuild:
  Added check_license to pkg_setup.