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

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Message-id: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0709021754250.6772@condmat1.ciencias.uniovi.es>
Date:	Sun, 02 Sep 2007 17:58:41 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Igor Sobrado <igor@...dmat1.ciencias.uniovi.es>
To:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
Cc:	Krzysztof Halasa <khc@...waw.pl>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>,
	"Constantine A. Murenin" <mureninc@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>
Subject: Re: Fwd: That whole "Linux stealing our code" thing

On Sun, 2 Sep 2007, Jeff Garzik wrote:

> Krzysztof Halasa wrote:
>>  WRT Atheros driver I'd probably leave the thing as is (i.e., BSD/GPL
>>  = in fact BSD), unless something like 50+% of the code is rewritten -
>>  it's mostly their hard work after all, isn't it? Not legal
>>  requirement, though.
>
> Yes.  This deserves to be reinforced:
>
> There is definite value in sharing the ath5k HAL between OpenBSD and Linux.

Of course.  Sharing knowledge and efforts can only improve both the GPL 
and BSD licensed code.  It is important in all cases, but becomes critical 
when support from manufacturers is limited or even non existent.  In these 
cases, shared efforts are required to write successful code.

Cheers,
Igor.
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