Sur la page officiel du pilote du constructeur on peut lire :
Linux Software
To encourage the development of Linux media player applications using our HD video decoders, Broadcom is releasing the Linux kernel driver source code under the GNU General Public License (GPL), version 2 as well as application and library source code on a royalty-free basis under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), version 2.1, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
Current driver source supporting all kernels >= 2.6.11 (12/29/2009)
* Download Crystal HD driver source
Note: The binary firmware files included in the source archive continue to be covered under Broadcom's standard software license agreement and are not distributed either under the GPL or LGPL.
Donc en résumé le pilote est GPL v2, les bibliothèques et les logiciels utilisateurs sont LGPL 2.1, le firmware sous une licence proprio. Je n'ai pas vu de lien vers la licence en question, mais ça doit être du même acabit que celles pour les cartes wifi[2]. C'est donc :
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Broadcom grants to Licensee the non-exclusive, non-transferable, personal, revocable right to use the Software only in connection with proprietary semiconductor products of Broadcom incorporated in the equipment purchased by Licensee, and to make one (1) copy of the Software for back-up or archival purposes only. Any other use of this Software or removal of the Software from a country in which it is licensed shall automatically terminate this license.
Aucune chance de le retrouver dans les dépôts de votre distribution préféré donc, le contrat parle d'une seule copie de sauvegarde à usage privé.
[^] # Niveau licence, pas trop mal mais peut mieux faire
Posté par psychoslave__ (site web personnel) . En réponse au journal XvMC, Gallium et DxVA. Évalué à 3.
Linux Software
To encourage the development of Linux media player applications using our HD video decoders, Broadcom is releasing the Linux kernel driver source code under the GNU General Public License (GPL), version 2 as well as application and library source code on a royalty-free basis under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), version 2.1, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
Current driver source supporting all kernels >= 2.6.11 (12/29/2009)
* Download Crystal HD driver source
Note: The binary firmware files included in the source archive continue to be covered under Broadcom's standard software license agreement and are not distributed either under the GPL or LGPL.
Donc en résumé le pilote est GPL v2, les bibliothèques et les logiciels utilisateurs sont LGPL 2.1, le firmware sous une licence proprio. Je n'ai pas vu de lien vers la licence en question, mais ça doit être du même acabit que celles pour les cartes wifi[2]. C'est donc :
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Broadcom grants to Licensee the non-exclusive, non-transferable, personal, revocable right to use the Software only in connection with proprietary semiconductor products of Broadcom incorporated in the equipment purchased by Licensee, and to make one (1) copy of the Software for back-up or archival purposes only. Any other use of this Software or removal of the Software from a country in which it is licensed shall automatically terminate this license.
Aucune chance de le retrouver dans les dépôts de votre distribution préféré donc, le contrat parle d'une seule copie de sauvegarde à usage privé.
[1] http://www.broadcom.com/support/crystal_hd/
[2] http://www.broadcom.com/support/ethernet_nic/driver-sla.php?(...)