| From | Neil Brown <> | Date | Thu, 15 Feb 2007 17:15:12 +1100 | Subject | Re: GPL vs non-GPL device drivers |
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On Wednesday February 14, vj.linux@gmail.com wrote: > > However we have a worrying trend here. If at some point it becomes > illegal to load our modules into the linux kernel, then it is > unacceptable to us. We would have been better off choosing VxWorks or > OSE 3 years ago when we made an OS choice. The fact that Linux is > becoming more and more closed is very very alarming.
Might I suggest that you give very serious consideration to open-sourcing your drivers? There are benefits and well as costs, and many have found that the benefits substantially out weigh the costs.
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