Re: pwc+pwcx is not illegal

[Linus Torvalds]

On Fri, 27 Aug 2004, Albert Cahalan wrote:
> 
> Sure. That has nothing to do with whether it would
> be legal or not. It had been implied (by Greg KH)
> that you thought Linux-specific proprietary drivers
> using hooks are illegal.

And they may be. As I said, your posturing doesn't matter. Using
specialized hooks might very well be ruled to be a sign of being a derived
work.

When you get a court ruling saying otherwise, come back stating it as 
fact. Until then, it's considered a gray area.

		Linus
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