{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/raspberrypi/linux/issues/1325","repository_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/raspberrypi/linux","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/raspberrypi/linux/issues/1325/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/raspberrypi/linux/issues/1325/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/raspberrypi/linux/issues/1325/events","html_url":"https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/issues/1325","id":138745313,"number":1325,"title":"Clarity over the LICENSE for the firmware required for Pi3 BT/WIFI","user":{"login":"clivem","id":1668152,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1668152?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/clivem","html_url":"https://github.com/clivem","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/clivem/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/clivem/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/clivem/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/clivem/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/clivem/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/clivem/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/clivem/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/clivem/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/clivem/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":15,"created_at":"2016-03-06T02:29:24Z","updated_at":"2016-05-06T07:42:35Z","closed_at":null,"body":"Can someone from PiF please clarify, the LICENSE that should accompany the files, brcmfmac43430-sdio.bin, brcmfmac43430-sdio.txt, and BCM43430A1.hcd? I need clarification on whether these files can even be re-distributed and under what license? \r\n\r\nI have just been warned, by someone who appears to know what they are talking about, having implemented Broadcom chipsets on other SBC designs, (who is aware that I packaged these files in a rpm earlier this week), and whom I would prefer to remain nameless, that these files cannot be re-distributed, (unless the PiF have an alternative LICENSE with Broadcom), without express written permission from Broadcom?\r\n\r\nAs the included Pi3B wifi/BT isn't even usable without the firmware, can we please get these files being made available from PiF github, accompanied by the actual license, that should accompany them?\r\n\r\nOr is it the case, that wifi/BT hardware can only be used with Raspbian/Ubuntu, as these are the only OS distributions that have permission to distribute/re-distribute the proprietary Broadcom binary firmware?"},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/raspberrypi/linux/issues/comments/217372076","html_url":"https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/issues/1325#issuecomment-217372076","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/raspberrypi/linux/issues/1325","id":217372076,"user":{"login":"pelwell","id":8911409,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8911409?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/pelwell","html_url":"https://github.com/pelwell","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pelwell/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pelwell/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pelwell/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pelwell/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pelwell/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pelwell/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pelwell/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pelwell/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pelwell/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2016-05-06T07:42:35Z","updated_at":"2016-05-06T07:42:35Z","body":"Broadcom have been very quiet recently."}}