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SubjectRe: Linux, UDI and SCO.

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On Fri, Sep 18, 1998 at 03:25:13PM +0100, Tigran Aivazian wrote:
> Alan,
>
> I can't argue with you because I mostly agree with your opinion.
> My only point was "if there is something useful in this - take it. otherwise
> - ignore it" - very simple and pragmatical :) (e.g. in order to make use of
> Olicom's token ring cards at home I used the binary (non-GPL) driver. I didn't
> care (in that context, not generally!) whether it was GPL or not as long as it
> worked and there was nothing GPL'ed that would replace it).
>

That was a specific case where you broke the law.

> So, if introduction of UDI gives hardware vendors an excuse to justify
> not-releasing the specs that is very bad. But it is better than having neither
> excuses, nor specs, nor UDI (non-GPL) binary drivers...
>

Keep in mind non-GPLaware UDI drivers can't be insmoded into the kernel so
the use of binary-only drivers is proibited by law. The argument of "i can't
use it with linux" still stands.

Furthermore I think we should be pushing to make the whole UDI interface
GPLed (open sourced ... something) in order to force hardware vendors to
make source available.

my unworthy $2 ;)

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