From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 25 May 2001 02:02:58 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 25 May 2001 02:02:38 -0400 Received: from nat-pool-meridian.redhat.com ([199.183.24.200]:43294 "EHLO devserv.devel.redhat.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 25 May 2001 02:02:32 -0400 Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 02:02:31 -0400 From: Pete Zaitcev Message-Id: <200105250602.f4P62VV01415@devserv.devel.redhat.com> To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Fwd: Copyright infringement in linux/drivers/usb/serial/keyspan*fw.h In-Reply-To: In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > From: "Adam J. Richter" > Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 12:53:48 -0700 > To: debian-legal@lists.debian.org > Subject: Copyright infringement in linux/drivers/usb/serial/keyspan*fw.h >[...] > I believe this infringinges the copyrights of the authors > of the code used in these drivers who released their code under GPL. > Alan Cox, has gone on a campaign claiming that this is "mere aggregation" > and insists that I bring in the lawyers to prove him otherwise. I > really do not want to take this step, but he is forcing my hand. Note > that Yggdrasil is a copyright owner in this case. Translation: Adam was soundly beaten on linux-usb-devel and is sore. > To simplify removal of the offending code, I have provided > a separate user level facility that can use the USB "hot plugging" > system to automatically load that "firmware" or any other. [...] A good thing for many reasons, if it works. Personally, I do not care why Adam writes right code as long as he does. :) -- Pete