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(Allegedly GPLv2+, but no source visible. Marked:) +</I>><i> cassini - Sun Cassini (Unknown) +</I>><i> cpia2 -- cameras based on Vision's CPiA2 (Allegedly GPLv2+, but no source visible. Marked:) +</I>><i> cxgb3 - Chelsio Terminator 3 1G/10G Ethernet adapter () +</I>><i> cxgb3 - Chelsio Terminator 3 1G/10G Ethernet adapter (GPLv2 or OpenIB.org BSD license, no source visible) +</I>><i> dabusb -- Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) Receiver for USB and Linux (Distributable) +</I>><i> dvb-ttusb-budget -- Technotrend/Hauppauge Nova-USB devices (Unknown) +</I>><i> e100 -- Intel PRO/100 Ethernet NIC (Unknown) +</I>><i> emi26 -- EMI 2|6 USB Audio interface () +</I>><i> emi62 -- EMI 6|2m USB Audio interface () +</I>><i> ib_qib - QLogic Infiniband () +</I>><i> io_edgeport - USB Inside Out Edgeport Serial Driver (Allegedly GPLv2+, but no source visible. Marked:) +</I>><i> io_ti - USB Inside Out Edgeport Serial Driver () +</I>><i> ip2 -- Computone IntelliPort Plus serial device (Unknown) +</I>><i> kaweth -- USB KLSI KL5USB101-based Ethernet device (Unknown) +</I>><i> keyspan -- USB Keyspan USA-xxx serial device () +</I>><i> mga - Matrox G200/G400/G550 () +</I>><i> myri_sbus - MyriCOM Gigabit Ethernet (Unknown) +</I>><i> qla1280 - Qlogic QLA 1240/1x80/1x160 SCSI support (Allegedly GPLv2+, but no source visible. Marked:) +</I>><i> qlogicpti - PTI Qlogic, ISP Driver (Unknown) +</I>><i> r128 - ATI Rage 128 () +</I>><i> radeon - ATI Radeon () +</I>><i> smc91c92_cs - SMC 91Cxx PCMCIA (Allegedly GPL, but no source visible. Marked:) +</I>><i> smctr -- SMC ISA/MCA Token Ring adapter () +</I>><i> snd-korg1212 -- Korg 1212 IO audio device (Unknown) +</I>><i> snd-maestro3 -- ESS Allegro Maestro3 audio device (Unknown) +</I>><i> snd-sb16-csp - Sound Blaster 16/AWE CSP support (Allegedly GPLv2+, but no source visible. Marked:) +</I>><i> snd-wavefront - ISA WaveFront sound card (Allegedly GPLv2+, but no source visible.) +</I>><i> snd-ymfpci -- Yamaha YMF724/740/744/754 audio devices (Unknown) +</I>><i> starfire - Adaptec Starfire/DuraLAN support (Allegedly GPLv2, but no source visible.) +</I>><i> tehuti - Tehuti Networks 10G Ethernet () +</I>><i> tg3 -- Broadcom Tigon3 based gigabit Ethernet cards () +</I>><i> ti_usb_3410_5052 -- Multi-Tech USB cell modems ("all firmware components are redistributable in binary form") +</I>><i> ti_usb_3410_5052 -- USB TI 3410/5052 serial device (Allegedly GPLv2+, but no source visible. Marked:) +</I>><i> typhoon - 3cr990 series Typhoon () +</I>><i> vicam -- USB 3com HomeConnect (aka vicam) (Unknown) +</I>><i> whiteheat -- USB ConnectTech WhiteHEAT serial device (Allegedly GPLv2, but no source visible. Marked:) +</I>><i> yam - YAM driver for AX.25 () +</I> +-- +Anssi Hannula +</PRE> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="009495.html">[Mageia-dev] [changelog] [RPM] cauldron core/release digikam-2.3.0-1.mga2 +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="009407.html">[Mageia-dev] Removal of non-free firmware from core section +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#9405">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#9405">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#9405">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#9405">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |