Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 13:30:12 +0100
From: David Balazic <david.balazic@uni-mb.si>
Subject: Re: [2.4.2-ac5] X (4.0.1) crashes
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Pavel Machek wrote :

> Hi!
> 
> > > I use XFree86 4.0.1 with nvidia-drivers 0.96. 
> > 
> > Take it up with nvidia. Obfuscated effectively binary only code isnt anyone 
> > elses problem 

It is not only "effectively binary" but "actually binary".
There are no sources, only a few line of C "glue" code.

Maybe you are confusing it with the XFree86 nv drivers from xfree86.org ?
These are the nVidia drivers from nvidia.com
 
> Is it legal, BTW? Obfuscated drivers should _not_ be linked into
> kernel, because they are not "form preferable for editing".
> 
> <GPL>
> The source code for a work means the preferred form of the work for
> making modifications to it. For an executable work, complete source
> </GPL>
> 
> So nvidia drivers *are* binary only, as far as GPL is concerned. They
> should never be linked into kernel.
> 
> [Or, someone should get kernel with nvidia drivers compiled in from
> nvidia, and then ask them for sources :-)]
>                                                                    Pavel

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