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Old 03-06-2008, 10:22 PM   #83
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Originally Posted by igorsk View Post
By the way, one of the consequences of GPL is that you're allowed to redistribute the binaries. So any firmware update can be shared freely as it includes the Linux kernel.
I am not sure that is true. The binary also includes their proprietary reader so it is not just the Linux kernel. There is no requirement that they release their own stuff for free just because it uses Linux.

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