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From: Jean-Marc Lienher <oksid@bluewin.ch>
To: "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Using GPL'd Linux drivers with non-GPL, binary-only kernel
Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 21:28:50 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3EB80CF2.9F56BA90@bluewin.ch> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 20030506185433.GA6023@mail.jlokier.co.uk

Jamie Lokier a écrit :

> Then, you can (a) rewrite everything, using the knowledge you gained
> from reading the various open source drivers, or (b) just use those
> drivers, and save a lot of effort.

Where is the problem ?
In the (b) option, the GPL drivers must still be distributed under 
the GPL.

(If you like legal issues and if you want to laugh, I have a funny 
web page about the GPL. http://www.oksid.ch/license/faq.html )

-- 
http://www.oksid.ch

  reply	other threads:[~2003-05-06 20:14 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 27+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-05-06 16:42 Using GPL'd Linux drivers with non-GPL, binary-only kernel Jamie Lokier
2003-05-06 17:35 ` Alan Cox
2003-05-06 18:54   ` Jamie Lokier
2003-05-06 19:28     ` Jean-Marc Lienher [this message]
2003-05-06 19:53     ` Alan Cox
2003-05-06 22:31       ` Jamie Lokier
2003-05-06 21:38         ` Alan Cox
2003-05-08 21:36     ` Pavel Machek
2003-05-06 19:17 ` Eric W. Biederman
2003-05-06 21:55   ` Jamie Lokier
2003-05-06 22:21     ` David Schwartz
2003-05-07  8:21     ` Eric W. Biederman
2003-05-07 14:25       ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2003-05-07 14:31         ` Jamie Lokier
2003-05-07 15:50           ` Eric W. Biederman
2003-05-06 20:43 ` Pavel Machek
2003-05-06 22:18   ` Jamie Lokier
2003-05-06 21:31     ` Alan Cox
2003-05-06 22:48       ` Jamie Lokier
2003-05-07 12:20         ` Alan Cox
2003-05-07 14:26           ` Jamie Lokier
2003-05-07 15:18             ` Pavel Machek
2003-05-08 11:11 ` Krzysztof Halasa
     [not found] <20030506165014$3d57@gated-at.bofh.it>
     [not found] ` <20030506193019$0d29@gated-at.bofh.it>
     [not found]   ` <20030506220018$5b96@gated-at.bofh.it>
2003-05-07  1:17     ` Tony 'Nicoya' Mantler
     [not found] <BKEGKPICNAKILKJKMHCAAEBCCLAA.Riley@Williams.Name>
2003-05-07 16:57 ` Eric W. Biederman
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2003-05-09  1:23 Jean Tourrilhes
2003-05-13  9:08 Dean McEwan

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