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

Geert Uytterhoeven
2005-03-28T13:22:30Z

On Sun, 27 Mar 2005, Aaron Gyes wrote:
> > And then the user want to upgrade the 2.0 kernel that shipped with this
> > box although the company that made the hardware went bankrupt some years
> > ago.
> >
> > If the user has the source of the driver, he can port the driver or hire
> > someone to port the driver (this "obscure piece of hardware" might also
> > be an expensive piece of hardware).
>
> So what? Sure, GPL'd drivers are easier for an end-user in that case.
> What does that have to do with law? What about what's better for the
> company that made the device? Should NVIDIA be forced to give up their
> secrets to all their competitors because some over zealous developers
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> say so? Should the end-users of the current drivers be forced to lose
^^^^^^^
> out on features such as sysfs and udev compatability?

Because otherwise they are violating someone else's copyright?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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