From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1030322AbWFJHH4 (ORCPT ); Sat, 10 Jun 2006 03:07:56 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1030341AbWFJHHz (ORCPT ); Sat, 10 Jun 2006 03:07:55 -0400 Received: from gprs189-60.eurotel.cz ([160.218.189.60]:48133 "EHLO spitz.ucw.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1030322AbWFJHHz (ORCPT ); Sat, 10 Jun 2006 03:07:55 -0400 Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 06:58:50 +0000 From: Pavel Machek To: Arjan van de Ven Cc: Alan Cox , Andreas Mohr , Andrew Morton , Jeff Garzik , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org, linville@tuxdriver.com, Denis Vlasenko , acx100-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, acx100-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: wireless (was Re: 2.6.18 -mm merge plans) Message-ID: <20060610065850.GA4346@ucw.cz> References: <20060604135011.decdc7c9.akpm@osdl.org> <20060605010636.GB17361@havoc.gtf.org> <20060604181515.8faa8fcf.akpm@osdl.org> <20060605083321.GA15690@rhlx01.fht-esslingen.de> <1149497109.3111.28.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org> <1149503215.30554.6.camel@localhost.localdomain> <1149503730.3111.46.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1149503730.3111.46.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi! > > > It's just that a cleanroom approach is a sure way to prove > > > you didn't copy. That's all. > > > > Which is an extremely important detail especially if you have been > > reverse engineering another driver for the same or similar OS where it > > is likely that people will retain knowledge and copy rather than > > re-implement th?ngs. > > oh don't get me wrong, it's important to not copy from the original. > (even if that original did copy from linux ;) Well, if original did copy from linux, it surely is GPLed and case closed, no? Being sued from vendor not respecting the GPL would probably only do harm to them. Like US courts are crazy, but hopefully not _that_ crazy. Pavel -- Thanks for all the (sleeping) penguins.