From owner-freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Thu Nov 17 22:44:30 2016 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-wireless@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A4BD7C47C7F for ; Thu, 17 Nov 2016 22:44:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ddkprog@yahoo.com) Received: from nm4-vm5.bullet.mail.gq1.yahoo.com (nm4-vm5.bullet.mail.gq1.yahoo.com [98.136.218.164]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8135A13A9 for ; Thu, 17 Nov 2016 22:44:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ddkprog@yahoo.com) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yahoo.com; s=s2048; t=1479422664; bh=5Bf3H/7QNx0VyHrT8YMzGJE7RJ7WP8WPzzScPAmPDfI=; h=Date:From:Reply-To:To:Subject:References:From:Subject; b=JmP7/qyOT26zIfP7DO6QMjf7QsCBBt/jC6owBCQntMjSD0+laCvz/HDMLJKBVyZvW8EugP25+m0+58C6in446tadFdc9KXa74+foYS4YJZnujcB/fu4dQBKkxOaRQWrJg1iQD+LAinTF3PM374P9xR+iL5Vb68lPyuLo536THdgQTcEjzosz3gmXOuTfjYibxfvZj9E3RbevoUjVzKhRpy1NonIu8lcXastj/dI4LQTgPo4tN06r2FuW9g087IEr1npA4N3SBtf5AymDFtUfPw/9XiLMgW4XTM9mbMnpO1AOylqZKS4Mmyqhk+5OCV4mM+ieHJS8NAPU6XkntsGzUg== Received: from [98.137.12.63] by nm4.bullet.mail.gq1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 17 Nov 2016 22:44:24 -0000 Received: from [98.137.12.222] by tm8.bullet.mail.gq1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 17 Nov 2016 22:44:24 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by omp1030.mail.gq1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 17 Nov 2016 22:44:24 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 570997.41820.bm@omp1030.mail.gq1.yahoo.com X-YMail-OSG: O.bJKvkVM1nfrGK42BDcp47O53yk45U3XgfXF.0Uf8I6MNLFRhtVtxraHMJ.AjD wwwGp57JfWi4I6BENmzSgu1Cx_Zto8P8N1_tbDM1g1PTaqqyiOKa259kumUwUbIJpSAfK_HlC7iV IglSF82AcVdr8gmx40r9jtcXXkwaGodWR8vslg.9LzxM1vF9wbtS5Pf793XIAg9FsK88M.zexZXN WsDVlTGnE.r3NQ22n3n3SUr8V6kO9uKSZzlNDZKal7wlpdBylnEs23Jlzk9kgSiANvLzTP6dF8g1 2RRJ_sG4YZ0nZRGHQnbHWd_VmTLEpoSr8CbuTjlw7ZWPzB3kVJVvH9tIQrPGgY5rz03laoTCu3nl xmmsUVQeLUJ9DiP5XSW7aS4ttdgsCpm9Bqa.M8fkuN8FhMLLPIRSjNSxaGSKqZE.opeFhMvhnsZv h_0qqUJEZmaH3R0PipE_BscV24uYXQ6tSOipJCfpeYtZ_5Si4dHTbrmJYUN.2g097d_Cuz1w6zJg 6iuvh8jIlSBe7x9xipo9MXjEh Received: from jws300073.mail.gq1.yahoo.com by sendmailws129.mail.gq1.yahoo.com; Thu, 17 Nov 2016 22:44:24 +0000; 1479422664.204 Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2016 22:44:23 +0000 (UTC) From: paradox Reply-To: paradox To: "freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org" , Fehmi Noyan ISI Message-ID: <296351935.2845116.1479422663980@mail.yahoo.com> Subject: Re: sourcecode of broadcom drivers up to 2011 yr sup MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable References: <296351935.2845116.1479422663980.ref@mail.yahoo.com> X-BeenThere: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: "Discussions of 802.11 stack, tools device driver development." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2016 22:44:30 -0000 porting to freebsd !=3D(not eq) include sourcecode to freebsd -------------------------------------------- On Fri, 11/18/16, Fehmi Noyan ISI wrote: Subject: Re: sourcecode of broadcom drivers up to 2011 yr sup To: "paradox" , "freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org" Date: Friday, November 18, 2016, 12:42 AM =20 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. =20 This prevents FreeBSD developers (or any open source developer - say Linux kernel guys) from porting the code into any open source project. =20 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 :/ ) =20 =20 =20 ----- Original Message ----- From: Adrian Chadd To: paradox Cc: "freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org" Sent: Friday, November 18, 2016 11:26 AM Subject: Re: sourcecode of broadcom drivers up to 2011 yr sup =20 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. =20 =20 =20 -adrian =20 =20 On 17 November 2016 at 14:17, paradox via freebsd-wireless 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 wrote: > >=C2=A0 Subject: Re: sourcecode of broadcom drivers up to 2011 yr sup >=C2=A0 To: "paradox" , "Felix Friedlander" >=C2=A0 Cc: "freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org" >=C2=A0 Date: Friday, November 18, 2016, 12:03 AM > > >=C2=A0 >>> the sourcecode can be porting to freebsd but >=C2=A0 not including to kernel > >=C2=A0 not quite sure about this... obviously enough, licences are >=C2=A0 there for a reason. > >=C2=A0 ________________________________ >=C2=A0 From: paradox via freebsd-wireless >=C2=A0 To: Felix Friedlander > >=C2=A0 Cc: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org >=C2=A0 Sent: Friday, November 18, 2016 9:42 AM >=C2=A0 Subject: Re: sourcecode of broadcom drivers up to 2011 yr >=C2=A0 sup > > >=C2=A0 if Anrian already have access to source code of broadcom, >=C2=A0 its great ! i don't known about it > >=C2=A0 about of licensing, the sourcecode can be porting to freebsd >=C2=A0 but not including to kernel, seems many people tobe >=C2=A0 enougth this > > >=C2=A0 -------------------------------------------- >=C2=A0 On Thu, 11/17/16, Felix Friedlander >=C2=A0 wrote: > >=C2=A0 Subject: Re: sourcecode of broadcom drivers up to 2011 yr >=C2=A0 sup >=C2=A0 To: "paradox" >=C2=A0 Cc: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org >=C2=A0 Date: Thursday, November 17, 2016, 10:32 PM > > >=C2=A0 > On 18 Nov. 2016, at 05:36, paradox via >=C2=A0 freebsd-wireless >=C2=A0 >=C2=A0 wrote: >=C2=A0 > >=C2=A0 > seems all BCM WIFI PHY & MAC sourcecode of >=C2=A0 ABG/N/LP/NT/SSN >=C2=A0 > hope your can build it or take part for independ >=C2=A0 module > >=C2=A0 > MAC >=C2=A0 > https://github.com/elenril/VMG1312-B/tree/master/bcmdrivers/broa= dcom/net/wl/impl10/wl/sys >=C2=A0 > PHY >=C2=A0 > https://github.com/elenril/VMG1312-B/tree/master/bcmdrivers/broa= dcom/net/wl/impl10/wl/phy > >=C2=A0 There=E2=80=99s a difference between finding the code, and having >=C2=A0 a licence to use it=E2=80=A6 If I=E2=80=99m not mistaken Adrian already >=C2=A0 has access to the proprietary Broadcom driver through his >=C2=A0 work, it=E2=80=99s more of a licensing issue. > >=C2=A0 Still a nice find though, with this and the Cypress >=C2=A0 datasheets some things may become a bit easier. > >=C2=A0 -- >=C2=A0 Felix Friedlander >=C2=A0 _______________________________________________ >=C2=A0 freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org >=C2=A0 mailing list >=C2=A0 https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless >=C2=A0 To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-wireless-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" =20 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-wireless-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" _______________________________________________ freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-wireless-unsubscribe@freebsd.org= "