Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Mon, 24 Sep 2001 13:03:05 -0500 | From | Dave McCracken <> | Subject | Re: Binary only module overview |
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--On Monday, September 24, 2001 19:52:13 +0000 Petr Vandrovec <VANDROVE@vc.cvut.cz> wrote:
>> > Yes, but the modules are not binary-only. >> > The sourcecode is in the package, although it is not GPL. >> >> I believe they only provide source for an interface layer that can be >> compiled against a specific version of the kernel. I think the core >> drivers are binary only. > > VMnet and VMppuser drivers are completely standalone and can work > without VMware. You can persuade VMmon module to load and execute > arbitrary code on kernel level - it just provides virtual machine > environment (switches CPU context), but as it even does not link to > anything else, I do not see any problem here. DRI drivers also allows > you to smash arbitrary piece of memory... > > As for license on these modules - I was under impression that they are > under GPL, but I'll ask VMware for clarification.
As a couple of people pointed out privately to me, I was mistaken. VMware does include the complete source to its drivers.
A quick check of the file headers shows a VMware copyright with no mention of GPL. Granted, that's not definitive, but it's a data point.
Dave McCracken
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