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    SubjectRe: [PATCH] USB: mark USB drivers as being GPL only
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    Diego Zuccato writes:
    > David Newall ha scritto:
    >> This does, of course,
    >> disadvantage Linux with respect to many classes of devices, for example
    >> GSM transceivers when used in those parts of the world^ where regulatory
    >> requirements prohibit modification of power or frequency settings, which
    >> effectively prohibits open-source driver.
    >
    > Why "of course" ?


    "Of course", because in many parts of the world, a device who's manufacturer
    fails to take reasonable steps to prevent it from being used outside
    regulatory limits is illegal. Providing source code not only is a failure
    to take those reasonable steps, but is quite the opposite. It may even be
    viewed as encouraging users to use it inappropriately.


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