From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from utm.netup.ru ([193.203.36.250]:60287 "EHLO utm.netup.ru" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750926Ab1LAHFW (ORCPT ); Thu, 1 Dec 2011 02:05:22 -0500 Message-ID: <4ED72742.6020608@netup.ru> Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:05:38 +0300 From: Abylay Ospan MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Devin Heitmueller CC: linux-media@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: LinuxTV ported to Windows References: <4ED65C46.20502@netup.ru> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-media-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Hi Devin, Thanks for this idea. Need to investigate. Currently we've made porting and released the results without any license violations in mind ... On 30.11.2011 20:23, Devin Heitmueller wrote: > 2011/11/30 Abylay Ospan: >> Hello, >> >> We have ported linuxtv's cx23885+CAM en50221+Diseq to Windows OS (Vista, XP, >> win7 tested). Results available under GPL and can be checkout from git >> repository: >> https://github.com/netup/netup-dvb-s2-ci-dual >> >> Binary builds (ready to install) available in build directory. Currently >> NetUP Dual DVB-S2 CI card supported ( >> http://www.netup.tv/en-EN/dual_dvb-s2-ci_card.php ). >> >> Driver based on Microsoft BDA standard, but some features (DiSEqC, CI) >> supported by custom API, for more details see netup_bda_api.h file. >> >> Any comments, suggestions are welcome. >> >> -- >> Abylai Ospan >> NetUP Inc. > Am I the only one who thinks this is a legally ambigious grey area? > Seems like this could be a violation of the GPL as the driver code in > question links against a proprietary kernel. > > I don't want to start a flame war, but I don't see how this is legal. > And you could definitely question whether it goes against the > intentions of the original authors to see their GPL driver code being > used in non-free operating systems. > > Devin > -- Abylai Ospan NetUP Inc.