This bug was fixed in the package linux-firmware - 1.79.15
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linux-firmware (1.79.15) precise; urgency=medium
* Remove aic94xx-seq.fw and license. It has been pointed out
that this firmware is likely not redistributable.
-LP: #1101636
-- Tim Gardner <tim.gard...@canonical.com> Fri, 06 Jun 2014 13:42:08 -0600
** Changed in: linux-firmware (Ubuntu Precise)
Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released
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Title:
LICENSE.aic94xx-seq in linux-firmware - is this firmware
distributable?
Status in “linux-firmware” package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Status in “linux-firmware” source package in Precise:
Fix Released
Status in “linux-firmware” source package in Trusty:
Fix Released
Bug description:
For this specific license it appears that this License is rather
restrictive. In clause two it appears that this package cannot be
distributed.
I think this is a bug right? :)
The Fedora Core 18 counterpart looks like:
http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/cgit/aic94xx-
firmware.git/tree/LICENSE.aic94xx?h=f18
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