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Date: Sun, 03 Apr 2005 19:41:35 -0400
From: Mark Lord <lkml@rtr.ca>
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To: Zan Lynx <zlynx@acm.org>
Cc: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>, Aaron Gyes <floam@sh.nu>,
       Kyle Moffett <mrmacman_g4@mac.com>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Can't use SYSFS for "Proprietry" driver modules !!!.
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Zan Lynx wrote:
>
> That does not really make sense, as the driver model code could be used
> for ndiswrapper, for example.  That would not make the Windows net
> drivers derived code of the Linux kernel.  ndiswrapper, yes it would be.
> Binary driver blobs, no.

The Windows net drivers are not (we believe) compiled using GPL'd
header files and their included macros, asm code, etc..

Probably all Linux binary drivers *are* compiled using GPL'd header files,
and thus are themselves subject to the GPL.

Cheers
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