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

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Message-ID: <20070222141434.3beb8a94@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Date:	Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:14:34 +0000
From:	Alan <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	"Michael K. Edwards" <medwards.linux@...il.com>
Cc:	"D. Hazelton" <dhazelton@...er.net>,
	"David Lang" <david.lang@...italinsight.com>, davids@...master.com,
	"v j" <vj.linux@...il.com>, trent.waddington@...il.com,
	"Linux-Kernel@...r. Kernel. Org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Neil Brown" <neilb@...e.de>
Subject: Re: GPL vs non-GPL device drivers

> compiler people caught on to the economic opportunity.  Ever pay $5K
> for a CD full of GNU binaries for a commercial UNIX?  I did, after

No because I just downloaded them. Much easier and since they are GPL I
was allowed to do so, then rebuilt them all which took about 30 minutes
of brain time and a day of CPU time.

<Balmer impersonation deleted>
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