Artem Kachitchkine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > case-by-case open source legal review process for incoming code.
>
> Not all code is "incoming", some is simply "out there". E.g. one question
> that
> comes up over and over again is: for a 100% GPL driver, available from the
> author's web page as binary+source, is it legal to download such a driver and
> run it in the OpenSolaris kernel. If it is, it opens up an alternative for
> both
> driver producers and driver consumers.
My understanding of the GPL says that it is not prohibited.
Note that even Richard Stallman did not say "no" when he was asked in this
mailing list but rather pointed to the FSF web pages....
Jörg
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