Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753993Ab0L2VqY (ORCPT ); Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:46:24 -0500 Received: from caprica.metux.de ([82.165.128.25]:41847 "EHLO mailgate.caprica.metux.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753917Ab0L2VqX convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:46:23 -0500 X-Greylist: delayed 356 seconds by postgrey-1.27 at vger.kernel.org; Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:46:23 EST Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 22:35:12 +0100 From: Enrico Weigelt To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Challenges with doing hardware bring up with Linux first Message-ID: <20101229213511.GA6170@nibiru.local> Reply-To: weigelt@metux.de Mail-Followup-To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <20101121130236.GE23423@thunk.org> <20101121172906.GD3703@kroah.com> <20101121203124.1ba8212e@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> <20101121214407.GH23423@thunk.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Terror: bin laden, kill bush, Briefbombe, Massenvernichtung, KZ, X-Nazi: Weisse Rasse, Hitlers Wiederauferstehung, 42, X-Antichrist: weg mit schaeuble, ausrotten, heiliger krieg, al quaida, X-Killer: 23, endloesung, Weltuntergang, X-Doof: wer das liest ist doof Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1140 Lines: 27 * G?bor Stefanik wrote: > By forcing the driver to be GPL, you automatically exclude Windows > from the list of platforms supported by such a cross-OS driver, as the > Windows NDIS headers are AFAIK under a GPL-incompatible license, so no > GPL driver can be written for Windows. Which kind of license do these headers enforce ? Obviously they allow proprietary licenses, do they exclude open ones ? cu -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrico Weigelt, metux IT service -- http://www.metux.de/ phone: +49 36207 519931 email: weigelt@metux.de mobile: +49 151 27565287 icq: 210169427 skype: nekrad666 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Embedded-Linux / Portierung / Opensource-QM / Verteilte Systeme ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -- 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/