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In-Reply-To: <1202205358.9770.18.camel@tara.firmix.at>
From: David Newall <davidn@davidnewall.com>
To: Bernd Petrovitsch <bernd@firmix.at>
Cc: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>, Christer Weinigel <christer@weinigel.se>,
       linux-usb@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] USB: mark USB drivers as being GPL only
Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:48:07 +1030
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Bernd Petrovitsch writes: 

> On Mon, 2008-02-04 at 01:37 +1030, David Newall wrote:
> [...]
>> disadvantage Linux with respect to many classes of devices, for example
>> GSM transceivers when used in those parts of the world^ where regulatory
>> requirements prohibit modification of power or frequency settings, which
>> effectively prohibits open-source driver.
> 
> Are you sure that that is not only (the results of) propaganda of
> (certain) proprietary companies?

well, yes. 


> Usually the *user* (at home, wherever) sets "illegal" values. So it's
> the users responsibility and the manufacturer, importer or sellers don't
> care (if only that can't prevent other "illegal" actions like "beating
> some to death with $WLAN_ROUTER").

Or, as is the case perhaps almost everywhere, governments prohibit devices 
that can operate outside of local requirements. 


> Or do you get a gun manufacturer before court just because someone
> committed a crime with a its gun?

Let's not confuse the issue.
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