Re: policy on GPL'd drivers?

From: Wilko Bulte <wkb_at_freebie.xs4all.nl>
Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 17:45:27 +0200
On Tue, May 27, 2003 at 10:23:04AM -0400, Alexander Kabaev wrote:
> On Tue, 27 May 2003 07:20:17 -0700
> Steve Kargl <sgk_at_troutmask.apl.washington.edu> wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, May 27, 2003 at 08:45:29AM -0400, Alexander Kabaev wrote:
> > > On Tue, 27 May 2003 14:36:26 +0200
> > >
> > > I and no doubt many others will insist on keeping GPLed drivers out
> > > of the tree. I have no objections for this drivers to be confined in
> > > ports though.
> > 
> > kargl[205] ls /sys/gnu/dev/sound/pci
> > csaimg.h*  emu10k1-ac97.h  emu10k1.h  maestro3_dsp.h  maestro3_reg.h
> > 
> > The maestro3 driver is in the tree and is covered by the GPL
> > for the same reasons that David will need to GPL the FreeBSD
> > version of the nForce driver.
> > 
> > -- 
> > Steve
> This doesn't mean it is an open season for contaminating the tree with
> GPL. 

Nobody said so. But this is a policy set by core..

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