From: Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz>
To: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
"Manfred H. Winter" <mahowi@gmx.net>
Cc: Linux Kernel List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [2.4.2-ac5] X (4.0.1) crashes
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 00:33:47 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20010301003347.B1319@bug.ucw.cz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20010227150830.A739@marvin.mahowi.de> <E14XuXd-0004bA-00@the-village.bc.nu>
In-Reply-To: <E14XuXd-0004bA-00@the-village.bc.nu>; from Alan Cox on Wed, Feb 28, 2001 at 12:32:26AM +0000
Hi!
> > I use XFree86 4.0.1 with nvidia-drivers 0.96.
>
> Take it up with nvidia. Obfuscated effectively binary only code isnt anyone
> elses problem
Is it legal, BTW? Obfuscated drivers should _not_ be linked into
kernel, because they are not "form preferable for editing".
<GPL>
The source code for a work means the preferred form of the work for
making modifications to it. For an executable work, complete source
</GPL>
So nvidia drivers *are* binary only, as far as GPL is concerned. They
should never be linked into kernel.
[Or, someone should get kernel with nvidia drivers compiled in from
nvidia, and then ask them for sources :-)]
Pavel
--
I'm pavel@ucw.cz. "In my country we have almost anarchy and I don't care."
Panos Katsaloulis describing me w.r.t. patents at discuss@linmodems.org
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-03-01 20:35 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-02-27 14:08 [2.4.2-ac5] X (4.0.1) crashes Manfred H. Winter
2001-02-28 0:26 ` J Sloan
2001-02-28 0:32 ` Alan Cox
2001-02-28 23:33 ` Pavel Machek [this message]
2001-02-28 5:24 ` Erik DeBill
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2001-03-02 12:30 David Balazic
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