Darren Spruell wrote: > On 2/13/07, Han Boetes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Darren Spruell wrote: > > > Instead we end up with a GPL driver that has to be reverse > > > engineered and we end up with the same problems we already have. > > > > Since when is the GPL a close source license? > > Who said it was? > > If you mean what I said about the same problems we already have, > I mean that we don't have specifications and documentation from > which a reliable driver can be written. Problems with magic > numbers and unclear implementation details have been pointed out > in the past. Reverse engineering can only take you so far, no?
Oh right, the Greg KH stuff. I think he should not take half the deal. They should refuse to sign NDA, just like RMS insists. Even if the driver was BSD licensed it wouldn't help you since a linux driver is incompatible with a BSD driver. This is not a BSD v GPL issue at all. This is about some stupid developer accepting a deal when he should fight on. Hardware specifications must be available to all people. Anything else is immoral. # Han
