             **********
             * WHENCE *
             **********

This file attempts to document the origin and licensing information,
if known, for each piece of firmware distributed for use with the Linux
kernel.

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Driver: orinoco - Agere/Prism/Symbol Orinoco support

File: agere_sta_fw.bin
Version: 9.48 Hermes I
File: agere_ap_fw.bin
Version: 9.48 Hermes I

Licence: Redistributable. See LICENCE.agere for details

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Driver: slicoss - Alacritech IS-NIC products

File: slicoss/gbdownload.sys
File: slicoss/gbrcvucode.sys
File: slicoss/oasisdbgdownload.sys
File: slicoss/oasisdownload.sys
File: slicoss/oasisrcvucode.sys

Licence: Redistributable. See LICENCE.alacritech for details

Found in hex form in kernel source.

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Driver: sxg - Alacritech IS-NIC products

File: sxg/saharadownloadB.sys
File: sxg/saharadbgdownloadB.sys

Licence: Redistributable. See LICENCE.alacritech for details

Found in hex form in kernel source.

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Driver: e100 - Intel PRO/100 Ethernet NIC

File: e100/d101m_ucode.bin
File: e100/d101s_ucode.bin
File: e100/d102e_ucode.bin

Licence: Redistributable. See LICENCE.e100 for details

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Driver: acenic - Alteon AceNIC Gigabit Ethernet card

File: acenic/tg1.bin
File: acenic/tg2.bin

Licence: Unknown

Found in hex form in kernel source, but source allegedly available at
http://alteon.shareable.org/

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Driver: tg3 - Broadcom Tigon3 based gigabit Ethernet cards

File: tigon/tg3.bin
File: tigon/tg3_tso.bin
File: tigon/tg3_tso5.bin
File: tigon/tg357766.bin

Licence: Redistributable. See LICENCE.tigon for details

Found in hex form in kernel source.

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Driver: starfire - Adaptec Starfire/DuraLAN support

File: adaptec/starfire_rx.bin
File: adaptec/starfire_tx.bin

Licence: Allegedly GPLv2, but no source visible.

Found in hex form in kernel source, with the following notice:

 BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE IT IS LICENSED "AS IS" AND
 THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE
 IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
 (TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW). USE OF THE PROGRAM IS AT YOUR
 OWN RISK. IN NO EVENT WILL ADAPTEC OR ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR
 DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
 ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM.

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Driver: tehuti - Tehuti Networks 10G Ethernet

File: tehuti/bdx.bin

Licence: Redistributable. See LICENSE.tehuti for details.

Found in hex form in kernel source.

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Driver: typhoon - 3cr990 series Typhoon

File: 3com/typhoon.bin

Licence: Redistributable. See LICENCE.typhoon for details

Found in hex form in kernel source.

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Driver: myri_sbus - MyriCOM Gigabit Ethernet

File: myricom/lanai.bin

Licence: Unknown

Found in hex form in kernel source.

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Driver: netxen_nic - NetXen Multi port (1/10) Gigabit Ethernet NIC

File: phanfw.bin
Version: 4.0.590

Licence: Redistributable. See LICENCE.phanfw for details.

Available from http://ldriver.qlogic.com/firmware/netxen_nic/new/

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Driver: rt61pci - Ralink RT2561, RT2561S, RT2661 wireless MACs

File: rt2561.bin
File: rt2561s.bin
File: rt2661.bin

Licence: Redistributable. See LICENCE.ralink-firmware.txt for details

Downloaded from http://www.ralinktech.com/ralink/Home/Support/Linux.html

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Driver: as21xxx - Aeonsemi AS21x1x 1G/2.5G/5G/10G Ethernet Phy

File: aeonsemi/as21x1x_fw.bin

Licence: Redistributable. See LICENSE.aeonsemi for details.

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Driver: en8811h - Airoha 2.5G Ethernet Phy

File: airoha/EthMD32.dm.bin
File: airoha/EthMD32.DSP.bin

Licence: Redistributable. See LICENSE.airoha for details.

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Driver: airoha-npu - Airoha Network Processor Unit driver

File: airoha/en7581_npu_data.bin
File: airoha/en7581_npu_rv32.bin

Licence: Redistributable. See LICENSE.airoha for details.

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Driver: vxge - Exar X3100 Series 10GbE PCIe I/O Virtualized Server Adapter

File: vxge/X3fw.ncf
File: vxge/X3fw-pxe.ncf
Version: 1.8.1

Licence: Redistributable. See LICENSE.vxge for details.

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Driver: myri10ge - Myri10GE 10GbE NIC driver

File: myri10ge_eth_z8e.dat
File: myri10ge_ethp_z8e.dat
File: myri10ge_rss_eth_z8e.dat
File: myri10ge_rss_ethp_z8e.dat
File: myri10ge_eth_big_z8e.dat
File: myri10ge_ethp_big_z8e.dat
File: myri10ge_rss_eth_big_z8e.dat
File: myri10ge_rss_ethp_big_z8e.dat
Version: 1.4.57

License: Redistributable.  See LICENCE.myri10ge_firmware for details.

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Driver: cw1200 - ST-E CW1100/CW1200 WLAN driver

File: wsm_22.bin
Version: WSM395
Licence: Redistributable. See LICENCE.cw1200 for details.

File: sdd_sagrad_1091_1098.bin

License: Redistributable. See LICENCE.cw1200-sdd for details

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Driver: wilc1000 - Atmel 802.11n WLAN driver for WILC1000 & WILC3000

File: atmel/wilc1000_fw.bin
File: atmel/wilc1000_ap_fw.bin
File: atmel/wilc1000_p2p_fw.bin
File: atmel/wilc1000_wifi_firmware.bin
File: atmel/wilc1000_wifi_firmware-1.bin
File: atmel/wilc3000_wifi_firmware-1.bin
Version: 16.1.2

License: Redistributable. See LICENSE.atmel for details

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Driver: ice - Intel(R) Ethernet Connection E800 Series

File: intel/ice/ddp/ice-1.3.43.0.pkg
Link: intel/ice/ddp/ice.pkg -> ice-1.3.43.0.pkg
File: intel/ice/ddp-lag/ice_lag-1.3.1.0.pkg

License: Redistributable. See LICENSE.ice for details

File: intel/ice/ddp-comms/ice_comms-1.3.55.0.pkg
File: intel/ice/ddp-wireless_edge/ice_wireless_edge-1.3.23.0.pkg

License: Redistributable. See LICENSE.ice_enhanced for details

