Messages in this thread | | | From | jbradford@dial ... | Subject | Re: The end of embedded Linux? | Date | Tue, 8 Oct 2002 12:11:14 +0100 (BST) |
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> These modules again drive gate array hardware for which nobody > else will ever have a compatible. Although I would dearly love to > use Linux as the platform for my project I feel I cannot release this > code under the GPL.
That just doesn't make sense. If nobody else will ever have a compatible piece of hardware, I don't see why you wouldn't want to release the driver code under the GPL.
_Unless_ you fear that somebody will derive your hardware design from the code. Is that what you're worried about?
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