From 249310c0e2ecb29611af316808ef3a52683ff90b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Siggi (OpenClaw Agent)" Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2026 08:13:49 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Explain linux-firmware license complexity The linux-firmware package contains 70+ vendor-specific firmware licenses. Added footnote explaining this and pointing to CSV/WHENCE for full details. Both technically correct (CSV unchanged) and readable (footnote). --- docs/03-license-analysis/license-summary.md | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/03-license-analysis/license-summary.md b/docs/03-license-analysis/license-summary.md index 00bd9455..8f87767c 100644 --- a/docs/03-license-analysis/license-summary.md +++ b/docs/03-license-analysis/license-summary.md @@ -75,10 +75,15 @@ compilation and are NOT deployed to the target device. |---------|---------|---------|-------| | firmware-imx | 8.27 | Proprietary (NXP SLA) | NXP firmware blobs | | firmware-nxp-wifi | 1.1 | Proprietary (NXP) | WiFi firmware | -| linux-firmware | 20240909 | Mixed (per-firmware) | Various vendor licenses | +| linux-firmware | 20240909 | Mixed (70+ vendor licenses)¹ | Various vendor firmware blobs | > **Note:** `imx-gpu-viv`, `imx-vpu`, `systemd` are NOT in this build > (spaetzle/musl does not include GPU drivers or systemd). +> +> ¹ The `linux-firmware` package contains firmware blobs from 70+ hardware +> vendors (AMD, Intel, Broadcom, NXP, Realtek, etc.). Each blob has its own +> license — see the [CSV](UT-license-table.csv) column "License" for the +> complete list or the `WHENCE` file in the package for details. ---