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From: jbradford@dial.pipex.com
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Subject: Re: The end of embedded Linux?
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Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2002 12:11:14 +0100 (BST)
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> These modules again drive gate array hardware for which nobody 
> else will ever have a compatible. Although I would dearly love to 
> use Linux as the platform for my project I feel I cannot release this 
> code under the GPL.

That just doesn't make sense.  If nobody else will ever have a
compatible piece of hardware, I don't see why you wouldn't want to
release the driver code under the GPL.

_Unless_ you fear that somebody will derive your hardware design from
the code.  Is that what you're worried about?

John.
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