Darren J Moffat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > While they execute within the kernel address space, solaris drivers
> > written to the DDI can be thought of (from an engineering standpoint, at
> > least), as independent programs.
>
> I've already seen GPLv2 network drivers for Solaris somewhere, but I
> can't remember where off the top of my head. However I don't believe
> these were a "port" from a Linux driver but a write from scratch.
I hope this was not the networking drivers ~ 5 years ago ;-)
The Solaris kernel does not depend on these drivers and cannot be called
a "derived work" from the driver. I am sure that Eben Moglen would concur.
It is an interesting fact that some restrictive statements on the GPL have
never been made by a lawyer ;-)
Jörg
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