Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 31 Dec 2003 01:36:58 -0500 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: Compatibility of Nvidia NVNET driver license with GPL |
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Karel Kulhavý wrote: > Hello > > I faintly remember reading some article on the Net from Linus Torvalds stating > something like if a piece of code is written specifically for Linux kernel, it > must be under GPL. > > I have got an nVidia NForce2 board and downloaded their Ethernet driver (nvnet) > and they say in README: "the network driver provided by NVIDIA is subject to > the NVIDIA software license". How is with compatibility of such a behaviour > with GPL of the kernel sources?
Since I am not a lawyer, my engineering suggestion would be to sidestep legal issues by using "forcedeth" driver, to drive your nForce NIC. It's fully GPL'd, and full open source.
Jeff
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