Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 30 Dec 2002 22:49:12 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 30 Dec 2002 22:49:12 -0500 Received: from smtp-outbound.cwctv.net ([213.104.18.10]:45106 "EHLO smtp.cwctv.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 30 Dec 2002 22:49:12 -0500 From: To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, rms@gnu.org Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 03:57:06 +0000 Subject: Why is Nvidia given GPL'd code to use in closed source drivers? MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Liberate TVMail 2.6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Message-ID: <085e72754031fc2DTVMAIL12@smtp.cwctv.net> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 735 Lines: 8 Why does the community continue to make pacts with a company that steals from its rivals, makes pacts with M$, and refuses to clearly GPL and open source its work on drivers, there is a clear difference between their use of GPL files, and what the GPL says they can do. You cannot expect embedded kernel developers to GPL, if you excuse Nvidia, its a vain hope to grab M$ users, but in the long run it destroys the community. Dean. Three ways to kill yourself, and ive been drove in one... - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/