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Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 23:21:43 -0800 (PST)
From: Andre Hedrick <andre@linux-ide.org>
To: A Guy Called Tyketto <tyketto@wizard.com>
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Subject: Re: Re: Why is Nvidia given GPL'd code to use in closed source
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Tyketto !!!!

AMEN !!!!

Andre Hedrick
LAD Storage Consulting Group


On Tue, 31 Dec 2002, A Guy Called Tyketto wrote:

>         First off, could you please your MUA to use 80 columns? having to 
> manually put in carriage returns to read your mail gets rather tedious...
> 
> On Wed, Jan 01, 2003 at 05:01:12AM +0000, Hell.Surfers@cwctv.net wrote:

<snip>

> 
>         I know why the GPL exists.. however, that does not mean or indicate 
> that a company could not use the GPL for their own reasons. They a) wrote 
> their own code, b) may have used headers that were GPL'ed, but does not mean 
> or insinuate that just because they use GPL'd headers that they must have 
> their SOURCE open. Many companies use GPL'd material, for their own purposes, 
> and not have to have their own personal source open. You may want to read into 
> the actual documentation for the GPL and LGPL.
> 
>         Besides.. Who is an honest contributor who worked on NVidia's own 
> module? Did anyone outside NVidia write it? no. NVidia wrote it, NVidia 
> released it, it's NVidia's IP. you're confusing Headers with the actual code.
> 
>         Like Snoop Dogg said. If you don't like it, don't buy it.

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