Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 16 Feb 2006 23:51:47 +0100 | From | Karsten Keil <> | Subject | Re: [opensuse-factory] Re[2]: 2.6.16 serious consequences / GPL_EXPORT_SYMBOL / USB drivers of major vendor excluded |
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On Thu, Feb 16, 2006 at 11:09:21PM +0100, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger wrote: > s.schmidt@avm.de wrote: > > > > The user space does not ensure the reliability of time critical analog > > services like Fax G3 or analog modem emulations. This quality of service > > can only be guaranteed within the kernel space. > > [...] To anticipate any "open vs. closed source" discussion: Only a > > handful of companies worldwide have such know-how. With regard to our > > competitive situation, we have to protect our hard-won intellectual > > property and therefore cannot open the closed source part of the driver. > > Thanks for clarifying the situation. > > Since your intellectual property is in the DSP algorithms, are there > any obstacles opensourcing the parts of the ISDN drivers which only > handle normal ISDN without fax/modem emulation? This would make every > distribution out there support your devices without any additional work > on your side. > You can still offer your full-featured drivers as usual. >
That is not the point here, some needed kernel symbols will change to GPL_ONLY in some time, so you cannot build a binary only driver any longer.
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