linux-kernel - Re: GPL vs non-GPL device drivers

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Message-Id: <1171550628.10976.29.camel@tara.firmix.at>
Date:	Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:43:48 +0100
From:	Bernd Petrovitsch <bernd@...mix.at>
To:	v j <vj.linux@...il.com>
Cc:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: GPL vs non-GPL device drivers

On Wed, 2007-02-14 at 22:27 -0800, v j wrote:
[...]
> here. I am perfectly willing to live with the way Linux is today. I am
> telling you as a user that if Linux continues on the current path it
> will become less and less attractive to Embedded Users.

Which is only (or more accurate: at most) true if the kernel module
developers actually work for the company selling the product.

And it is not (necessarily) true if the company selling the product
hires external people or companies for such a job - than it is much
better (and cheaper) if you get the whole source. It takes a lot of time
(both work time and calendar time) to coordinate debugging of 2rd party
closed source modules.

	Bernd
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