Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751391AbWERUuN (ORCPT ); Thu, 18 May 2006 16:50:13 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751398AbWERUuM (ORCPT ); Thu, 18 May 2006 16:50:12 -0400 Received: from ms-smtp-01.southeast.rr.com ([24.25.9.100]:13001 "EHLO ms-smtp-01.southeast.rr.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751391AbWERUuL (ORCPT ); Thu, 18 May 2006 16:50:11 -0400 From: Don Bedsole To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Nvidia legal to use by end-users? Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 16:50:52 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200605181650.52537.dbedsole@carolina.rr.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 749 Lines: 16 Hi, Question: If I download and install the Nvidia graphics card drivers from their site, am I violating the GPL as an end-user? I was thinking the the GPL mainly covered what you are allowed or not allowed to do if you distribute software. I ask because I saw on the OpenSuse site a statement to the effect that OpenSuse would not ship Nvidia, Ati drivers because some kernel developers consider them a violation of their copyrights. Please CC any replies to dbedsole@carolina.rr.com Thank you. - 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/