Re: Please open sysfs symbols to proprietary modules

[Chris Friesen]

parker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> On Thu, 03 Feb 2005 09:41:00 +0100, Arjan van de Ven <arjan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > I suggest you talk to a lawyer and review the general comments about
> > binary modules with him (http://people.redhat.com/arjanv/COPYING.modules
> > for example). You are writing an addition to linux from scratch, and it
> > is generally not considered OK to do that in binary form (I certainly do
> > not consider it OK).

> So what about companies like ImageStream who write proprietary Linux network
> drivers for their hardware from scratch with no previous ports from another OS?

Obviously he doesn't consider that to be okay, and those companies are 
taking a risk that someone will take legal action against them.

Chris
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