From: David van Hoose <davidvh@cox.net>
To: hps@intermeta.de
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Honest does not pay here ...
Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2003 16:53:31 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3E18B76B.8050803@cox.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: avaa2r$ggr$1@forge.intermeta.de
Henning P. Schmiedehausen wrote:
> "Adam J. Richter" <adam@yggdrasil.com> writes:
>
>
>> I believe that the illegality of proprietary kernel modules
>>has resulting in more GPL-compatible kernel code than without such
>>a restriction.
>
>
> What people like you don't understand is, that there no such thing as
> a "illegal proprietary kernel module" according to the GPL.
>
> There is only an "illegal distribution of a proprietary binary kernel
> module with the linux kernel" under the GPL.
>
> If Andres' customers are happy with getting a binary only module for
> use with their kernel, there is no violation of the GPL by Andre.
>
> Regards
> Henning (writing this on a computer with the nvidia
> module loaded and happy about it. And
> completely within the boundaries of the
> GPL. No matter what RMS says).
Binary-only drivers are great as long as they work. Every such driver I
have used so far has worked perfectly.
I have only one problem with NVidia's driver: It refuses to compile
under 2.5.54 which requires me use X's nv driver or use 2.4.21 for KDE.
Anyone know how to get around that? :-)
-David
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-01-05 22:45 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 88+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-01-04 18:09 Honest does not pay here Adam J. Richter
2003-01-05 22:03 ` Henning P. Schmiedehausen
2003-01-05 22:53 ` David van Hoose [this message]
2003-01-05 23:14 ` Henning P. Schmiedehausen
2003-01-06 0:22 ` David van Hoose
2003-01-06 9:31 ` Henning Schmiedehausen
2003-01-06 23:41 ` Matthias Andree
2003-01-06 23:59 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-01-07 0:07 ` Andrew Walrond
2003-01-07 0:51 ` Steven Barnhart
2003-01-07 9:57 ` Henning P. Schmiedehausen
2003-01-07 11:21 ` Alexander Kellett
2003-01-07 23:04 ` Daniel Egger
2003-01-07 1:24 ` Matthias Andree
2003-01-07 10:07 ` Henning P. Schmiedehausen
2003-01-07 12:44 ` Alan Cox
2003-01-12 23:36 ` Matthias Andree
2003-01-07 16:32 ` Bill Davidsen
2003-01-07 17:21 ` Ryan Anderson
2003-01-07 18:33 ` Jesse Pollard
2003-01-07 19:24 ` Bill Davidsen
2003-01-07 20:58 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-01-07 23:09 ` Jesse Pollard
2003-01-08 0:24 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-01-07 23:35 ` Matthias Andree
2003-01-07 23:33 ` Matthias Andree
2003-01-07 14:24 ` Dana Lacoste
2003-01-07 23:28 ` Matthias Andree
2003-01-08 0:24 ` venom
2003-01-08 0:30 ` Larry McVoy
2003-01-08 0:54 ` venom
2003-01-08 1:10 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-01-08 10:08 ` venom
2003-01-08 11:05 ` Andre Hedrick
[not found] ` <Pine.LNX.4.10.10301080249330.421-100000@master.linux-ide.o rg>
2003-01-08 15:25 ` Stephen Satchell
2003-01-08 1:10 ` Matthias Andree
2003-01-08 1:41 ` Alan Cox
2003-01-08 14:59 ` Jesse Pollard
2003-01-10 14:30 ` Pavel Machek
[not found] ` <mailman.1041987068.25081.linux-kernel2news@redhat.com>
2003-01-08 4:19 ` User mode drivers (Honest does not pay here ...) Pete Zaitcev
2003-01-08 6:17 ` Dmitry A. Fedorov
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2003-01-13 0:18 Honest does not pay here Adam J. Richter
2003-01-12 9:27 Adam J. Richter
2003-01-12 10:25 ` Andrew McGregor
2003-01-12 13:52 ` Paul Jakma
2003-01-08 7:29 Hell.Surfers
2003-01-08 20:59 ` Philip Dodd
2003-01-09 23:27 ` Bill Davidsen
[not found] <Pine.LNX.3.96.1030107112017.15952A-100000@gatekeeper.tmr.com>
2003-01-07 20:04 ` Steven Barnhart
2003-01-06 2:08 Adam J. Richter
2003-01-05 20:21 Adam J. Richter
2003-01-05 20:29 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-01-05 22:28 ` Trever L. Adams
2003-01-06 0:01 ` Andrew McGregor
2003-01-06 0:15 ` Trever L. Adams
2003-01-06 1:43 ` Stephen Satchell
2003-01-06 7:40 ` Trever L. Adams
2003-01-06 8:37 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-01-06 2:03 ` Ian Molton
2003-01-06 3:14 ` Andrew McGregor
2003-01-06 2:18 ` jw schultz
2003-01-06 1:03 ` Larry McVoy
2003-01-05 12:34 Adam J. Richter
2003-01-05 19:31 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-01-05 12:26 Adam J. Richter
2003-01-05 14:51 ` Larry McVoy
2003-01-05 15:33 ` Alan Cox
2003-01-05 20:07 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-01-05 15:45 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-01-05 0:25 Adam J. Richter
2003-01-05 3:21 ` Paul Jakma
2003-01-05 11:24 ` Andrew McGregor
2003-01-05 15:53 ` Matthew Zahorik
2003-01-05 18:16 ` Mike Galbraith
2003-01-05 19:47 ` Bruce Harada
2003-01-05 20:06 ` Mike Galbraith
2003-01-05 22:54 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-01-04 17:05 Billy Rose
2003-01-04 14:12 Andre Hedrick
2003-01-04 14:22 ` Murray J. Root
2003-01-04 14:28 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-01-04 14:49 ` Andrew McGregor
2003-01-04 15:28 ` Rik van Riel
2003-01-04 20:48 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-01-04 20:56 ` Mark Rutherford
2003-01-04 17:06 ` Steve Lee
2003-01-04 18:38 ` Andrew Walrond
2003-01-04 21:50 ` brian
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