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DateWed, 14 Feb 2007 23:28:51 -0800
From"v j" <>
SubjectRe: GPL vs non-GPL device drivers
On 2/14/07, Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> wrote:
> At least one of us is confused about that an embedded User is.
> It seems to me that you are an embedded developer, not User.
> I doubt that most Embedded Users care what their OS is,
> or even know what an OS is.

I am not sure what the difference is. We are trying to use Linux to
support our application. It may be that Linux has a bug, or our
application. When it is Linux, that has the problem, I  have tried to
inform the community of that.

>
> > Not everybody has to be a contributor. The reason Linux is popular is
> > because of its openness. Take that away and see where it goes.
>
> We seem to have different definitions of open and closed.

Open = 3rd party Linux drivers can be loaded. Closed = No third party
Linux drivers can be loaded.
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