Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 2 Jan 2003 01:38:45 +0000 (GMT) | From | Paul Jakma <> | Subject | Re: Why is Nvidia given GPL'd code to use in closed source drivers? |
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On Wed, 1 Jan 2003, David Lang wrote: > On Thu, 2 Jan 2003, Paul Jakma wrote:
> > further, the kernel's licence explicitely exempts the 'normal system > > calls', and kernel headers describing these can quite arguably be > > considered to fall within this exemption. > > this is exactly the reasoning that nvidia uses to justify their use of the > headers.
a kernel module does not make of use of the calls the exemption refers to. it calls exported /kernel/ functions.
> you can't have it both ways. > > David Lang
regards, -- Paul Jakma Sys Admin Alphyra paulj@alphyra.ie Warning: /never/ send email to spam@dishone.st or trap@dishone.st
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