From: Michael Paesold <mpaesold@gmx.at>
To: aball@linux.vnet.ibm.com
Cc: Ky Srinivasan <ksrinivasan@novell.com>,
Xen Devel <xen-devel@lists.xensource.com>,
Hiromichi Itou <ito@begi.net>, Alan <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
"Bruce J (HP-Labs) Walker" <bruce.walker@hp.com>
Subject: Re: Is anyone working on HVM Paravirt drivers for windows?
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 20:14:52 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <455CB8AC.1030905@gmx.at> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1163694863.24087.44.camel@localhost>
Andrew D. Ball wrote:
> That would be sad, but is possible. Just like I don't believe Linux
> drivers should be allowed to be non-GPL, not allowing drivers for
> Windows to be GPL makes sense, unless the kernel is organized with much
> more isolation as more of a microkernel.
>
> Anyone's more informed thoughts on this would be appreciated.
>
> Peace.
> Andrew
>
> On Wed, 2006-11-15 at 07:46 -0700, Ky Srinivasan wrote:
>> I may be wrong here; but I think windows drivers cannot be open-sourced. I recall reading that in windows DDK documentation.
I don't believe the problem is with Windows drivers, but with the Windows
Driver Development Kit. The DDK has a license incompatible with the GPL. I
think writing a driver without the kit would still be possible, although
difficult because it would require much more knowledge about the Windows
kernel.
Remarks: no facts, but just what I read on mailing lists.
Best Regards
Michael Paesold
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-11-16 19:14 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-08-23 20:46 Is anyone working on HVM Paravirt drivers for windows? Dave Cameron
2006-10-26 13:57 ` Pasi Kärkkäinen
2006-10-26 21:07 ` Dave Cameron
2006-10-27 7:38 ` Pasi Kärkkäinen
2006-10-27 11:37 ` Ben Thomas
2006-10-27 12:36 ` Pasi Kärkkäinen
2006-10-27 12:56 ` Daniel P. Berrange
2006-10-30 19:07 ` Ben Thomas
2006-11-01 17:08 ` Vessey, Bruce A
2006-11-02 8:50 ` Pasi Kärkkäinen
2006-11-14 11:03 ` Hiromichi Itou
2006-11-14 15:55 ` Walker, Bruce J (HP-Labs)
2006-11-14 18:16 ` Alan
2006-11-15 13:25 ` Pasi Kärkkäinen
2006-11-15 14:46 ` Ky Srinivasan
2006-11-16 16:34 ` Andrew D. Ball
2006-11-16 19:14 ` Michael Paesold [this message]
2006-11-16 19:33 ` Nowatzki, Thomas L
2006-11-16 19:46 ` Luciano Miguel Ferreira Rocha
2006-11-16 19:52 ` Daniel P. Berrange
2006-11-16 20:46 ` Michael Paesold
2006-11-16 21:07 ` Daniel P. Berrange
2006-11-17 21:43 ` Nate Carlson
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