RE: RTL8367S DW8051 SerDes firmware: license clarification for linux-firmware inclusion

Hau <[email protected]> Thu, 11 Jun 2026 08:16:55 +0000
Newsgroups org.kernel.lore.linux-firmware
Message-ID <[email protected]>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