Thread: How to update Kindle 2/DX/DXG with YifanLu's firmware from 3.2.1 to 3.4.2
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Old 11-07-2015, 05:18 AM   #136
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Originally Posted by knc1 View Post
Which brings to mind a question I have had for awhile now . . . .

Couldn't we just build 2.5.8 -> 3.4.2 set of bspatches?
Well, technically we could, but that raises another question . . . .
Could we distribute them, ready to use?

There is no question about the open source parts.
But those parts that are Amazon proprietary . . . .

Would a bzpatch be considered a "Fair Use" quote?

"Fair Use" is a complicated subject, even outside of computer binaries.
https://janefriedman.com/the-fair-use-doctrine/

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If some lawyer showed up at my door, I would be willing to argue that it is within the intent of "Fair Use" (non-profit research).
2.5.8 → 3.4.2 set of bspatches would be nothing but Amazon-provided code which we are not entitled to distribute even if it's under the GPL. I mean, even Red Hat's binaries from RHEL, or Canonical's from Ubuntu, are not to be re-distributed nor re-used elsewhere, that's why CentOS, Oracle and Scientific are rebuilding from Red Hat-provided SRPMs. I guess.
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