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* WHENCE *
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This file attempts to document the origin and licensing information,
if known, for each piece of firmware distributed for use with the Linux
kernel.
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Driver: korg1212 -- Korg 1212 IO audio device
File: korg/k1212.dsp
Licence: Unknown
Found in alsa-firmware package in hex form; no licensing information.
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Driver: maestro3 -- ESS Allegro Maestro3 audio device
File: ess/maestro3_assp_kernel.fw
File: ess/maestro3_assp_minisrc.fw
Licence: Unknown
Found in alsa-firmware package in hex form with a comment claiming to
be GPLv2+, but without source -- and with another comment saying "ESS
drops binary dsp code images on our heads, but we don't get to see
specs on the dsp."
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Driver: ymfpci -- Yamaha YMF724/740/744/754 audio devices
File: yamaha/ds1_ctrl.fw
File: yamaha/ds1_dsp.fw
File: yamaha/ds1e_ctrl.fw
Licence: Unknown
Found alsa-firmware package in hex form, with the following comment:
Copyright (c) 1997-1999 Yamaha Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
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Driver: smctr -- SMC ISA/MCA Token Ring adapter
File: tr_smctr.bin
Info: MCT.BIN v6.3C1 03/01/95
Original licence info:
* This firmware is licensed to you strictly for use in conjunction
* with the use of SMC TokenRing adapters. There is no waranty
* expressed or implied about its fitness for any purpose.
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Driver: kaweth -- USB KLSI KL5USB101-based Ethernet device
File: kaweth/new_code.bin
File: kaweth/new_code_fix.bin
File: kaweth/trigger_code.bin
File: kaweth/trigger_code_fix.bin
Licence: Unknown
Found in hex form in the kernel source.
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