Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 26 Sep 1998 00:12:40 -0700 (PDT) | From | Tim Smith <> | Subject | Re: Linux, UDI and SCO. |
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On Fri, 25 Sep 1998, Erik Corry wrote: > Expect GPL driver writers to disagree, in court if necessary. > BeOS tried this and had to back down. Whether it was the bad
Be was using GPL'ed code in two ways. (1) They had GPL'ed stuff linked into their kernel. I believe, for example, that their memory allocated had GNU malloc in it. The apparently confused GPL and LGPL. When this was pointed out by RMS, they replaced the GPL'ed code. "Back down" is probably not the best way to describe this. (2) They have wrappers that let them use some Linux drivers in a dynamically loaded manner. They did not stop using these. I don't know if they ship the Linux drivers on their CD, but their drivers page is full of links to GPL'ed drivers and makefiles to make them work under BeOS.
--Tim
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