Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261747AbTEFUO7 (ORCPT ); Tue, 6 May 2003 16:14:59 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261783AbTEFUO7 (ORCPT ); Tue, 6 May 2003 16:14:59 -0400 Received: from smtp.net2000.ch ([80.83.47.133]:17289 "EHLO smtp.net2000.ch") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261747AbTEFUO6 (ORCPT ); Tue, 6 May 2003 16:14:58 -0400 Message-ID: <3EB80CF2.9F56BA90@bluewin.ch> Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 21:28:50 +0200 From: Jean-Marc Lienher Organization: O'ksi'D X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.78 [fr] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.10-4GB i586) X-Accept-Language: fr-CH, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" Subject: Re: Using GPL'd Linux drivers with non-GPL, binary-only kernel References: <20030506164252.GA5125@mail.jlokier.co.uk> <1052242508.1201.43.camel@dhcp22.swansea.linux.org.uk> <20030506185433.GA6023@mail.jlokier.co.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 704 Lines: 20 Jamie Lokier a ?crit : > Then, you can (a) rewrite everything, using the knowledge you gained > from reading the various open source drivers, or (b) just use those > drivers, and save a lot of effort. Where is the problem ? In the (b) option, the GPL drivers must still be distributed under the GPL. (If you like legal issues and if you want to laugh, I have a funny web page about the GPL. http://www.oksid.ch/license/faq.html ) -- http://www.oksid.ch - 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/