Il giorno lun 3 ott 2022 alle ore 20:42 Simon McVittie <
smcv@debian.org> ha scritto:
On Mon, 03 Oct 2022 at 19:52:23 +0200, Roberto A. Foglietta wrote:
> reading this link here below, it seems that compilation and repackaging the
> content is prohibited by their license. What's your opinion on this?
Please note that the Debian maintainers of nvidia-graphics-drivers have
received special permission from Nvidia beyond what is allowed by the
license in the .run archive. Please see
https://tracker.debian.org/media/packages/n/nvidia-graphics-drivers/copyright-510.85.02-2
(or equivalent for other versions) for details.
If you plan to repackage this driver outside Debian or distribute it
commercially, you will need to talk to Nvidia directly, or obtain your
own legal advice.
Thank you Simon for the prompt reply.
Are you referring to the special permission given by e-mail by Donald Randall in 2003?
Randall Donald
http://www.khensu.org rdonald@debian.orghttps://www.linkedin.com/in/randalldonald/
On which Linkedin profile is reported a volunteer activity as external for NVIDIA
Volunteering Debian
Developer and Archive MaintainerDeveloper and Archive Maintainer
Jan 2001 - Jan 2010 · 9 yrs 2 mosJan 2001 - Jan 2010 · 9 yrs 2 mos
Science and Technology
Debian developer most notably responsible for leading the NVIDIA packaging team.
2001 - 2010
Please, could you explain to me how a company external voluntary could have delivered a legally binding permission?
Best regards, R-