Hello Patrick,

Thursday, March 9, 2006, 9:43:35 AM, you wrote:

PM> Eric Enright wrote:
>> I'm currently looking at porting a certain Linux driver to Solaris'
>> usbser/GSD framework, and am concerned about GPL/CDDL conflicts.  I
>> know that a typical port would not be allowed, however my intent is to
>> only use the magic numbers and general chip programming logic rather
>> than reuse code.  Would I be able to do that?
PM> I guess a lawyer can give you a usable answer on that one.

I guess that Sun should address this - it should be clearly stated in
a FAQ (for developers) what to do in such cases (not just - consult
your lawyer). Is it permitted or not? What about GPL, BSD, ...?

You can't expect people to get lawyer all the time people want to
contribute to Open Solaris.

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 Robert                            mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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