Re: Linux in a binary world... a doomsday scenario

From: Andrew Walrond
Date: Tue Dec 13 2005 - 03:16:22 EST


On Monday 12 December 2005 17:52, Ric Wheeler wrote:
>
> Did you also read Greg's follow up posting:
>
> http://www.kroah.com/log/2005/11/07#osdl_gkai2
>
> where he says that he was wrong about OSDL pushing for binary drivers?
> (Not that the update was a glowing review of OSDL in general ;-))
>
> I agree with Gerrit - from where I sit on OSDL's DCL tech forum, I have
> not seen any push for binary drivers and have seen consistent pressure
> pushing towards GPL'ed only drivers.
>
> That position is strongly spelled out in the OSDL sponsored open drivers
> page as well.
>

Useful. Thanks for pointing it out.

Andrew Walrond
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