Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 21 Feb 2003 15:34:48 +0000 | From | Dave Jones <> | Subject | Re: Linux kernel rant |
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On Fri, Feb 21, 2003 at 09:53:07AM -0500, Chris Friesen wrote: > I think what you're missing is that many drivers are *written* under an > NDA but then the resulting code is released under an open license. > > You're free to use the resulting driver, but the writer can't talk about > exactly how it works.
This last part varies between NDA/vendors. Some of them are just simply "These docs are just for you, read them, do what you will, just don't redistribute them in whole or in part". Some are a little more restricting but those are few and far between in my experience.
Dave
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