Re: Can't use SYSFS for "Proprietry" driver modules !!!.

Mark Lord
2005-04-03T23:44:06Z

Zan Lynx wrote:
>
> That does not really make sense, as the driver model code could be used
> for ndiswrapper, for example. That would not make the Windows net
> drivers derived code of the Linux kernel. ndiswrapper, yes it would be.
> Binary driver blobs, no.

The Windows net drivers are not (we believe) compiled using GPL'd
header files and their included macros, asm code, etc..

Probably all Linux binary drivers *are* compiled using GPL'd header files,
and thus are themselves subject to the GPL.

Cheers