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From: "Henning P. Schmiedehausen" <hps@intermeta.de>
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Subject: Re: Honest does not pay here ...
Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2003 22:03:07 +0000 (UTC)
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"Adam J. Richter" <adam@yggdrasil.com> writes:

>	I believe that the illegality of proprietary kernel modules
>has resulting in more GPL-compatible kernel code than without such
>a restriction.

What people like you don't understand is, that there no such thing as
a "illegal proprietary kernel module" according to the GPL.

There is only an "illegal distribution of a proprietary binary kernel
module with the linux kernel" under the GPL.

If Andres' customers are happy with getting a binary only module for
use with their kernel, there is no violation of the GPL by Andre.

	Regards
		Henning (writing this on a computer with the nvidia
                         module loaded and happy about it.  And
                         completely within the boundaries of the
                         GPL. No matter what RMS says).


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