Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261429AbVC0DaZ (ORCPT ); Sat, 26 Mar 2005 22:30:25 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261430AbVC0DaZ (ORCPT ); Sat, 26 Mar 2005 22:30:25 -0500 Received: from mustang.oldcity.dca.net ([216.158.38.3]:24798 "HELO mustang.oldcity.dca.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S261429AbVC0DaV (ORCPT ); Sat, 26 Mar 2005 22:30:21 -0500 Subject: Re: Can't use SYSFS for "Proprietry" driver modules !!!. From: Lee Revell To: Greg KH Cc: Mark Fortescue , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <20050327032059.GA31389@kroah.com> References: <20050326182828.GA8540@kroah.com> <1111869274.32641.0.camel@mindpipe> <20050327004801.GA610@kroah.com> <1111885480.1312.9.camel@mindpipe> <20050327032059.GA31389@kroah.com> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 22:30:20 -0500 Message-Id: <1111894220.1312.29.camel@mindpipe> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.1.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 717 Lines: 18 On Sat, 2005-03-26 at 19:20 -0800, Greg KH wrote: > > Anyway, this is news to me. How about putting it in the FAQ? Too > > politically charged? > > Why does it need to be in the FAQ, when the file COPYING in the main > kernel directory explicitly spells this out? That's the problem, it's not spelled out explicitly anywhere. That file does not address the issue of whether a driver is a "derived work". This is the part he should talk to a lawyer about, right? Lee - 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/