[Bug 3001] New: Review request: nouveau-firmware - Firwmare files used by the nouveau Linux kernel driver
3:53 p.m.
https://bugzilla.rpmfusion.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3001
Bug #: 3001
Summary: Review request: nouveau-firmware - Firwmare files used
by the nouveau Linux kernel driver
Classification: Unclassified
Product: Package Reviews
Version: Current
Platform: All
OS/Version: GNU/Linux
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: P5
Component: Review Request
AssignedTo: rpmfusion-package-review(a)rpmfusion.org
ReportedBy: chemobejk(a)gmail.com
CC: rpmfusion-package-review(a)rpmfusion.org
Spawned from discussion in bug #2633
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SPEC: https://bugzilla.rpmfusion.org/attachment.cgi?id=1199
FYI: The SRPM will use the same Nvidia blob files as xorg-x11-drv-nvidia.
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%description
This package includes firmware files required for the nouveau kernel driver
to activate Video acceleration on certain Nvidia devices.
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$ rpmlint SRPMS/nouveau-firmware-325.15-1.fc19.src.rpm
RPMS/noarch/nouveau-firmware-325.15-1.fc19.noarch.rpm
nouveau-firmware.src: W: spelling-error Summary(en_US) Firwmare -> Firmware,
Firearm
- Oops will fix that of course :-)
nouveau-firmware.src: W: file-size-mismatch extract_firmware.py = 11218,
https://raw.github.com/imirkin/re-vp2/master/extract_firmware.py = 10692
- I made modifications to this script to enable use in "packaging mode"
nouveau-firmware.noarch: W: spelling-error Summary(en_US) Firwmare -> Firmware,
Firearm
- see above
nouveau-firmware.noarch: W: only-non-binary-in-usr-lib
- No idea. The binary package has only firmware files for the kernel, i.e.
/usr/lib/firmware/nouveau/*
nouveau-firmware.noarch: W: no-documentation
- Good point. I guess I could add a README with a URL pointing to the nouveau
Video Acceleration page
2 packages and 0 specfiles checked; 0 errors, 5 warnings.
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This is my first RPMFusion package. I'm a Fedora sponsored package though...
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3:53 p.m.
New subject: [Bug 3001] Review request: nouveau-firmware - Firwmare files used by the nouveau Linux kernel driver
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Stefan Becker <chemobejk(a)gmail.com> changed:
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4:17 p.m.
New subject: [Bug 3001] Review request: nouveau-firmware - Firwmare files used by the nouveau Linux kernel driver
https://bugzilla.rpmfusion.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3001
--- Comment #1 from Stefan Becker <chemobejk(a)gmail.com> 2013-10-25 18:17:52 CEST
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Created attachment 1200
--> https://bugzilla.rpmfusion.org/attachment.cgi?id=1200
Updated spec file
$ rpmlint SRPMS/nouveau-firmware-325.15-1.fc19.src.rpm
RPMS/noarch/nouveau-firmware-325.15-1.fc19.noarch.rpm
nouveau-firmware.src: W: file-size-mismatch extract_firmware.py = 11218,
https://raw.github.com/imirkin/re-vp2/master/extract_firmware.py = 10692
nouveau-firmware.noarch: W: only-non-binary-in-usr-lib
2 packages and 0 specfiles checked; 0 errors, 2 warnings.
I verified with "rpmlint linux-firmware" that it also has "W:
only-non-binary-in-usr-lib". So IMHO this is acceptable.
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4:18 p.m.
New subject: [Bug 3001] Review request: nouveau-firmware - Firwmare files used by the nouveau Linux kernel driver
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--- Comment #2 from Stefan Becker <chemobejk(a)gmail.com> 2013-10-25 18:18:26 CEST
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Created attachment 1201
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Proposed README file
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4:23 p.m.
New subject: [Bug 3001] Review request: nouveau-firmware - Firwmare files used by the nouveau Linux kernel driver
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--- Comment #3 from Stefan Becker <chemobejk(a)gmail.com> 2013-10-25 18:23:54 CEST
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Created attachment 1202
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modified extract_firmware.py script
Slighty modified from the original to add "packaging mode".
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4:30 p.m.
New subject: [Bug 3001] Review request: nouveau-firmware - Firwmare files used by the nouveau Linux kernel driver
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T.C. Hollingsworth <tchollingsworth(a)gmail.com> changed:
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--- Comment #4 from T.C. Hollingsworth <tchollingsworth(a)gmail.com> 2013-10-25
18:30:48 CEST ---
I'm not sure if this is legally kosher. (While it is practically devoid of any
other legal requirements, rpmfusion-nonfree still requires that stuff be
legally redistributable.)
From the license of the driver installer: [1]
No Separation of Components. The SOFTWARE is licensed as a single
product. Its component parts may not be separated for use on more than one computer, nor
otherwise used separately from the other parts.
While this doesn't expressly prohibit RPMFusion from redistributing this
package, it does seem to prohibit anyone from actually using it. ;-)
There is an exception for redistributing Linux drivers:
Linux/FreeBSD Exception. Notwithstanding the foregoing terms of
Section 2.1.1, SOFTWARE designed exclusively for use on the Linux or FreeBSD operating
systems, or other operating systems derived from the source code to these operating
systems, may be copied and redistributed, provided that the binary files thereof are not
modified in any way (except for unzipping of compressed files).
But it doesn't expressly permit splitting it up in any fashion.
Nvidia is supposed to be warming up to Noveau support, [2] so perhaps they
could be convinced to adjust/remove this restriction or ship a separate
firmware tarball that is legally redistributable all by its lonesome.
If that were done, this could be shipped in Fedora itself under the binary
firmware exception. [3]
Alternatively, you could contact Fedora Legal [4] and see what they think.
(IANAL and could have this all wrong. ;-) If they believe this is
redistributable, you can just go ahead and ship it in Fedora proper. If they
do not believe it is, I think it's unlikely someone in RPMFusion will disagree
with them.
[1] http://www.nvidia.com/content/DriverDownload-March2009/licence.php?lang=us
[2]
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/09/nvidia-seeks-peace-...
[3]
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:LicensingGuidelines#Binary_Firmware
[4] https://lists.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/legal
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4:50 p.m.
New subject: [Bug 3001] Review request: nouveau-firmware - Firwmare files used by the nouveau Linux kernel driver
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Rex Dieter <rdieter(a)math.unl.edu> changed:
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--- Comment #5 from Rex Dieter <rdieter(a)math.unl.edu> 2013-10-25 18:50:28 CEST ---
any rationale why this cannot be submitted to fedora?
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4:55 p.m.
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--- Comment #6 from Rex Dieter <rdieter(a)math.unl.edu> 2013-10-25 18:55:13 CEST ---
sorry, missed the previous comment
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7:17 p.m.
New subject: [Bug 3001] Review request: nouveau-firmware - Firwmare files used by the nouveau Linux kernel driver
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--- Comment #7 from Stefan Becker <chemobejk(a)gmail.com> 2013-10-25 21:17:17 CEST
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OK, I could try the other approach (used by ArchLinux):
- include the blob
- include the script
- during install: unpack, run the script and move the files
The only problem I can see is that none of the generated files is owned by the
package.
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7:43 p.m.
New subject: [Bug 3001] Review request: nouveau-firmware - Firwmare files used by the nouveau Linux kernel driver
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Stefan Becker <chemobejk(a)gmail.com> changed:
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--- Comment #8 from Stefan Becker <chemobejk(a)gmail.com> 2013-10-25 21:43:12 CEST
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Created attachment 1203
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Updated SPEC file (still legally dubious)
- removed script modifications. They are not really necessary for the pure
package
- reverted to blob 325.08, because that is the last supported one by the script
Well, if we can't use this approach, then at least we can point to this
attachement and tell people to run "rpmbuild -ba --clean
SPEC/nouveau-firmware.spec" to get a nice RPM for their machines.
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--- Comment #9 from Stefan Becker <chemobejk(a)gmail.com> 2013-10-25 21:56:43 CEST
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I forwarded the legal question internally to my colleagues at Nvidia(*). Let's
hope we'll see something happening soon.
(*) no, I don't have anything to do with the Nvidia binary driver development.
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--- Comment #10 from Thorsten Leemhuis <fedora(a)leemhuis.info> 2013-10-26 18:12:43
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Just wondering: Why isn't this simply a subpackage of the regular nvidia driver
package?
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Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski <dominik(a)greysector.net> changed:
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--- Comment #11 from Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski <dominik(a)greysector.net>
2016-08-25 16:56:48 CEST ---
(In reply to comment #10)
Just wondering: Why isn't this simply a subpackage of the regular
nvidia driver
package?
Because the extraction script works only for old releases of the driver (like
325.15).
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--- Comment #12 from Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski <dominik(a)greysector.net>
2016-08-25 16:57:20 CEST ---
(In reply to comment #7)
OK, I could try the other approach (used by ArchLinux):
- include the blob
- include the script
- during install: unpack, run the script and move the files
The only problem I can see is that none of the generated files is owned by the
package.
That actually is solvable using %ghost.
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