EC> Not really. UDI can go ahead without the help of the Linux
EC> kernel developers. SCO are writing the UDI code for the
EC> kernel, and if it is not accepted then they can just ask
EC> vendors and users to patch the kernel themselves.
SCO is not needed UDI support for Linux at all :-) They need linux folks to
help them with drivers :-) Linux folks could help them but this help will be
clearly not unconditional. May be price, offered below is to much or to small
but IMO it's good starting point...
>> Linux community myst be paid! The only appropriate currency here is
>> source code. And I'm pretty sure that it's not possible: for example our
>> EtherJet Aptiva's uses GPL'ed drivers drom IBM for 1.5 years ! LONG before
>> IBM showed support for Linux at all... This driver is included in 2.1.1xx...
>> If manufacturer want produce binary-only UDI driver he is free to do so. But
>> this driver will not be certified :-)) That's all. Or UDI folks could take
EC> What makes you think they will care about certification? And
EC> you couldn't call it UDI certification, because UDI is cross-
EC> platform, so it can't include Linux-only requirements.
LGPL is NOT required for Linux. You could use binary-only driver with Linux
just now -- without UDI help. LGPL requirements for certification will be
pay for support of UDI by Linux community. May be it's to much -- UDI folks
could offer lesser price :-)) Auction is not over :-))
>> Linux source codes and do anything with them (not vialationg GPL copiright, of
>> course :-). WITHOUT help from Linux community. Linuxers are not communists.
>> This is meritocracy :-) We must be paid for our help :-) They could make two
>> certification types: OSS-certified and simple certified. No problem. But EACH
>> AND EVERY Joe Avarage must be warned about danger of binry-only drivers!
EC> Well we can do that, but we cannot force anyone to use
EC> the LGPL.
We could not. UDI folks could. If they want :-)) Of course even after this
any hardware manufacturer could make non-certified binary-only driver but
non-certified driver is definitely not "Good Thing" even for Joe Average...
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