Messages in this thread | | | From | Gabor Kerenyi <> | Subject | offtpic: GPL driver vs. non GPL driver | Date | Wed, 17 Apr 2002 19:37:48 +0900 |
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Hi all!
Sorry if it is a little bit offtopic. As I posted before the company I am working for would like me to write a linux driver. It's wunderful. But as the other companies it wouldn't like to publish the source code and wants to distribute it only in binary format. Of course I prefer the GPL. How can I change the company's mind about it? I planned the driver as the following:
The DRIVER itself (handles interrupt, pci resources, memory access etc) A LIB, used by applications. In real life it implements the functions of the card.
First question: Is it possible to write the driver in GPL and then develop a binary only LIB? (I think yes because the LIB is in user space)
The company may accept the GPL-d driver, but not the GPL-d (or LGPL-d) LIB.
What are the advantages when the driver is GPL? How can I change the company's mind to publish the driver in GPL? (or if someone has got idea about the LGPL LIB too...)
Now the driver doesn't use any GPL-only symbols...
THX
Gabor
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