Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: GPL Violation? | From | Xavier Bestel <> | Date | Fri, 18 Aug 2006 09:23:15 +0200 |
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On Fri, 2006-08-18 at 01:26, Ian Stirling wrote:
> Well... > The problem is that in many cases AIUI, a large entry barrier to > someone taking CPU A, chip B, sticking it in a box, and selling > it, is that there is no linux driver for chip B. > If you (as someone who does not make chip B) release the GPL'd > driver, then you're making it a fair bit easier for competitors, > who can now simply copy your often not very novel in any way > other than you thought of it first - design, and use that driver.
Well, AFAIK that's *exactely* the kind of behavior the GPL was made to avoid. No wonder you should talk to a lawyer if you want to circumvent it.
Xav
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