linux-kernel - Re: GPL question: using large contiguous memory in proprietary driver.

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Date:	Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:53:08 +1030
From:	David Newall <davidn@...idnewall.com>
To:	Chris Friesen <cfriesen@...tel.com>
CC:	Kaz Kylheku <kkylheku@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: GPL question: using large contiguous memory in proprietary driver.

Chris Friesen wrote:
> If you sit down and write a new driver for linux, is is arguable that
> it is in fact a derivative work of the kernel and is thus subject to
> the GPL. 

This is essentially the argument that SCO used when they sued IBM over
IBM's printing technology.
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