From: alan@alanlee.org
To: linux-dvb@linuxtv.org
Subject: [linux-dvb] Question about GPL & closed source drivers
Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 15:32:39 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <W7358116513137441212075159@webmail36> (raw)
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Can Linux DVB project drivers derived from non-GPL closed source SDKs be distributed in binary form only legally? It seems most if not all of Linux-DVB is standard GPL. And if that requires driver source to be GPL'd as well, it seems like it closes the Linux community off a bit from companies wanting to provide driver support to Linux while still keeping trade secrets protected.
-Alan
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2008-05-29 15:32 alan [this message]
2008-05-29 20:14 ` [linux-dvb] Question about GPL & closed source drivers Steven Toth
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