commit:     11aacf6aaea54788f624f6d1a610b58587fb0dcd
Author:     Ulrich Müller <ulm <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
AuthorDate: Sat May 18 17:22:29 2019 +0000
Commit:     Ulrich Müller <ulm <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
CommitDate: Sat May 18 19:12:08 2019 +0000
URL:        https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=11aacf6a

profiles: package.use.mask unknown-license for linux-firmware.

Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/318841#c20
Signed-off-by: Ulrich Müller <ulm <AT> gentoo.org>

 profiles/base/package.use.mask | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/profiles/base/package.use.mask b/profiles/base/package.use.mask
index c8eddb9fb78..03f8e8c920b 100644
--- a/profiles/base/package.use.mask
+++ b/profiles/base/package.use.mask
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@
 # This file is only for generic masks. For arch-specific masks (i.e.
 # mask everywhere, unmask on arch/*) use arch/base.
 
+# Ulrich Müller <[email protected]> (18 May 2019)
+# Firmware images without a known license. Most likely, upstream
+# redistribution may conflict with the licenses or lack thereof
+# on the images. Check the WHENCE file in the package for specific
+# terms. Masked to prevent accidental installation of these files,
+# bug #318841#c20.
+sys-kernel/linux-firmware unknown-license
+
 # Andreas K. Hüttel <[email protected]> (11 May 2019)
 # app-accessibility/festival:
 # Outdated, EAPI=2, unmaintained, segfaults immediately.

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