netdev - Re: Fwd: That whole "Linux stealing our code" thing

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0709021336040.14556@fbirervta.pbzchgretzou.qr>
Date:	Sun, 2 Sep 2007 13:40:43 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...putergmbh.de>
To:	Theo de Raadt <deraadt@....openbsd.org>
cc:	Bob Beck <beck@...h.cns.ualberta.ca>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Fwd: That whole "Linux stealing our code" thing 


On Sep 1 2007 18:36, Theo de Raadt wrote:
>
>When companies have taken our wireless device drivers, many many of
>them have given changes and fixes back.  Some maybe didn't, but that
>is OK.

For companies it's ok, but for linux people it is not?

(1) You do not know how much of the modifications companies did
    are actually returned

(2) You do not know whether the ath5k linux part authors will
    give back at a later point (much like companies)

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