linux-kernel - Re: Binary Drivers

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Date:	Thu, 21 Dec 2006 19:42:47 +0000
From:	Tomas Carnecky <tom@...ervice.com>
To:	James Porter <jameslporter@...il.com>
CC:	Erik Mouw <erik@...ddisk-recovery.com>,
	Scott Preece <sepreece@...il.com>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Binary Drivers

James Porter wrote:
> I'm pretty sure Linus has decided, basically he said the patches to 
> prevent non-gpl binary drivers are not going into his tree unless every 
> other tree adopts it. Of course the few supporting won't get off their 
> high horse and try it on a different tree.

.. unfortunately, that doesn't make the legal status any clearer.

tom
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