linux-kernel - RE: GPL only modules [was Re: [GIT PATCH] more Driver core patches for 2.6.19]

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Message-ID: <003801c71f45$45d722c0$6721100a@nuitysystems.com>
Date:	Wed, 13 Dec 2006 22:01:15 -0800
From:	"Hua Zhong" <hzhong@...il.com>
To:	"'Martin J. Bligh'" <mbligh@...igh.org>,
	"'Linus Torvalds'" <torvalds@...l.org>
Cc:	"'Greg KH'" <gregkh@...e.de>, "'Jonathan Corbet'" <corbet@....net>,
	"'Andrew Morton'" <akpm@...l.org>,
	"'Michael K. Edwards'" <medwards.linux@...il.com>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: GPL only modules [was Re: [GIT PATCH] more Driver core patches for 2.6.19]

> I think allowing binary hardware drivers in userspace hurts 
> our ability to leverage companies to release hardware specs. 

If filesystems can be in user space, why can't drivers be in user space? On what *technical* ground?

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