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SubjectRe: Please open sysfs symbols to proprietary modules
parker@citynetwireless.net wrote:
> On Thu, 03 Feb 2005 09:41:00 +0100, Arjan van de Ven <arjan@infradead.org> wrote:

>>I suggest you talk to a lawyer and review the general comments about
>>binary modules with him (http://people.redhat.com/arjanv/COPYING.modules
>>for example). You are writing an addition to linux from scratch, and it
>>is generally not considered OK to do that in binary form (I certainly do
>>not consider it OK).

> So what about companies like ImageStream who write proprietary Linux network
> drivers for their hardware from scratch with no previous ports from another OS?

Obviously he doesn't consider that to be okay, and those companies are
taking a risk that someone will take legal action against them.

Chris
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