Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Fri, 25 May 2001 02:02:31 -0400 | From | Pete Zaitcev <> | Subject | Re: Fwd: Copyright infringement in linux/drivers/usb/serial/keyspan*fw.h |
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> From: "Adam J. Richter" <adam@yggdrasil.com> > Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 12:53:48 -0700 > To: debian-legal@lists.debian.org > Subject: Copyright infringement in linux/drivers/usb/serial/keyspan*fw.h
>[...] > I believe this infringinges the copyrights of the authors > of the code used in these drivers who released their code under GPL. > Alan Cox, has gone on a campaign claiming that this is "mere aggregation" > and insists that I bring in the lawyers to prove him otherwise. I > really do not want to take this step, but he is forcing my hand. Note > that Yggdrasil is a copyright owner in this case.
Translation: Adam was soundly beaten on linux-usb-devel and is sore.
> To simplify removal of the offending code, I have provided > a separate user level facility that can use the USB "hot plugging" > system to automatically load that "firmware" or any other. [...]
A good thing for many reasons, if it works. Personally, I do not care why Adam writes right code as long as he does. :)
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