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            <20080202123710.42df1aa0@weinigel.se>
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From: David Newall <davidn@davidnewall.com>
To: Diego Zuccato <diego@otello.alma.unibo.it>
Cc: David Newall <davidn@davidnewall.com>, 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: Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:55:38 +1030
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Diego Zuccato writes:
> David Newall ha scritto:
>> This does, of course,
>> 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.
>
> Why "of course" ?
 

"Of course", because in many parts of the world, a device who's manufacturer 
fails to take reasonable steps to prevent it from being used outside 
regulatory limits is illegal.  Providing source code not only is a failure 
to take those reasonable steps, but is quite the opposite.  It may even be 
viewed as encouraging users to use it inappropriately.
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