Re: Honest does not pay here ...

From: Henning P. Schmiedehausen (hps@intermeta.de)
Date: Sun Jan 05 2003 - 17:03:07 EST

"Adam J. Richter" <adam@yggdrasil.com> writes:

> I believe that the illegality of proprietary kernel modules
>has resulting in more GPL-compatible kernel code than without such
>a restriction.

What people like you don't understand is, that there no such thing as
a "illegal proprietary kernel module" according to the GPL.

There is only an "illegal distribution of a proprietary binary kernel
module with the linux kernel" under the GPL.

If Andres' customers are happy with getting a binary only module for
use with their kernel, there is no violation of the GPL by Andre.

        Regards
                Henning (writing this on a computer with the nvidia
                         module loaded and happy about it. And
                         completely within the boundaries of the
                         GPL. No matter what RMS says). 

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