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[Les Mikesell]

Antonio Olivares wrote:

>> It's not at all clear why the kernel license should
>> control someone else's work.
>>
> 
> Remember Les, the kernel is released under the GPL,
> and as such it is restricted to the conditions
> provided under it.  There are other licenses which
> might not restrict this, but the kernel and all the
> drivers that make their way into it fall under this
> umbrella.  It is a very touchy issue and there's not
> much that we can do to change it:( .  

Linus was widely quoted as saying that binary modules were permitted in 
the early years.  Personally I don't believe it would have become 
popular had that not been so.

And touchy or not, someone would have to prove that a driver was a 
derived work before the GPL could prevent distribution under other terms.


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   Les Mikesell
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