Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261679AbVC1D43 (ORCPT ); Sun, 27 Mar 2005 22:56:29 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261681AbVC1D43 (ORCPT ); Sun, 27 Mar 2005 22:56:29 -0500 Received: from nabe.tequila.jp ([211.14.136.221]:57497 "HELO nabe.tequila.jp") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S261679AbVC1D40 (ORCPT ); Sun, 27 Mar 2005 22:56:26 -0500 Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 12:56:15 +0900 From: Clemens Schwaighofer To: Alan Cox , Lee Revell cc: Greg KH , Mark Fortescue , Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: Can't use SYSFS for "Proprietry" driver modules !!!. Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <1111935867.8664.319.camel@localhost.localdomain> References: <20050326182828.GA8540@kroah.com> <1111869274.32641.0.camel@mindpipe> <1111935867.8664.319.camel@localhost.localdomain> X-Mailer: Mulberry/3.1.6 (Linux/x86) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 983 Lines: 23 >> The fact that Nvidia and ATI get away with it? > > The choose to take a risk based upon a specific interpretation of the > boundary of a derivative work. Since the boundary is untested in law its > not certain who is right. Plus the fact, that if somebody sues them, they just remove the drivers from their list. Linux is so small for them, that probably don't care (plus there is an open source nv & ati driver). [ Clemens Schwaighofer -----=====:::::~ ] [ TBWA\ && TEQUILA\ Japan IT Group ] [ 6-17-2 Ginza Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061, JAPAN ] [ Tel: +81-(0)3-3545-7703 Fax: +81-(0)3-3545-7343 ] [ http://www.tequila.co.jp http://www.tbwajapan.co.jp ] - 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/