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

Rik van Riel
2005-03-30T19:51:51Z

On Wed, 30 Mar 2005, Olivier Galibert wrote:

> It _is_ the intent behind the GPL though, they wrote the GPL and said so
> numerous times, so it will have its importance if someone puts that part
> of the GPL to the test.

Note that for judges in many countries, intent matters.

Intent might not overrule the language in the license, but
it is often used to clarify things and to guide the way in
which the license is interpreted.

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Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are,
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