From: "David Schwartz" <davids@webmaster.com>
To: "Dale Whitchurch" <dalew@sealevel.com>,
"linux-kernel" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: Linux GPL and binary module exception clause?
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2003 15:47:53 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <MDEHLPKNGKAHNMBLJOLKCELIIJAA.davids@webmaster.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1070979148.16262.63.camel@oktoberfest>
> Is the GPL in effect for the kernel so that anybody can enhance the
> current drivers and add support for any other device? If two companies
> develop competing products and those products (albeit a few slight
> differences) perform the same operations using almost the same hardware,
> do we want one company to use the others driver?
Assuming all the drivers are offered under the GPL, the kernel inclusion
process is a meritocracy. In other words, good code gets added and bad code
doesn't.
The GPL provides unrestricted joinder and severance, so if the driver is
GPL and the kernel is GPL, anyone who wants to can join them together under
the GPL can do so. Linus would likely do this officially if the driver is
reasonable, and anyone who cares enough can do the work needed to get it
suitable for inclusion if the original company that offered the driver
doesn't want to.
DS
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-12-09 23:48 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 258+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-12-09 6:20 Linux GPL and binary module exception clause? Paul Zimmerman
2003-12-09 13:22 ` Andrew Walrond
2003-12-09 14:12 ` Dale Whitchurch
2003-12-09 20:47 ` bill davidsen
2003-12-09 23:47 ` David Schwartz [this message]
2003-12-10 14:30 ` Jesse Pollard
2003-12-10 14:17 ` Jesse Pollard
2003-12-10 16:10 ` Richard B. Johnson
2003-12-10 17:58 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-12-11 15:01 ` Jesse Pollard
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2003-12-18 9:12 Randy Zagar
2003-12-18 9:51 ` Thorsten Glaser
2003-12-18 9:55 ` Daniel Newby
2003-12-18 14:24 ` Jesse Pollard
2003-12-19 7:56 ` Andre Hedrick
[not found] <fa.go3ahvi.h68o2q@ifi.uio.no>
[not found] ` <fa.nk4vl6d.g0181@ifi.uio.no>
2003-12-12 3:03 ` walt
2003-12-10 19:06 Manfred Spraul
2003-12-07 2:34 gary ng
2003-12-08 16:08 ` Alex Bennee
2003-12-08 16:26 ` gary ng
2003-12-06 12:31 Matt
2003-12-05 22:43 gary ng
2003-12-05 23:11 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-12-06 0:07 ` gary ng
[not found] <732BE51FE9901143AE04411A11CC465602F155F3@evtexc02.tc.fluke.com>
2003-12-05 17:05 ` David Dyck
2003-12-05 18:51 ` Jesse Pollard
2003-12-05 11:35 Adam J. Richter
2003-12-05 11:25 ` David Schwartz
2003-12-05 15:36 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2003-12-04 23:50 Paul Adams
2003-12-05 0:07 ` Nick Piggin
2003-12-05 2:07 ` Kendall Bennett
2003-12-05 15:57 ` Thierry Vignaud
2003-12-05 4:23 ` Peter Chubb
2003-12-05 4:42 ` Nick Piggin
2003-12-05 8:23 ` Peter Chubb
2003-12-05 17:19 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-12-05 18:42 ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge
2003-12-05 5:13 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2003-12-05 5:26 ` Hua Zhong
2003-12-05 6:34 ` David Schwartz
2003-12-05 6:58 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-12-05 11:16 ` David Schwartz
2003-12-05 13:34 ` Anders Karlsson
2003-12-05 14:03 ` Ryan Anderson
2003-12-05 16:38 ` Shawn Willden
2003-12-05 16:54 ` Arjan van de Ven
2003-12-05 17:03 ` Shawn Willden
2003-12-05 22:36 ` Derek Fawcus
2003-12-05 17:34 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-12-05 17:35 ` Hua Zhong
2003-12-05 18:12 ` Filip Van Raemdonck
2003-12-05 18:37 ` Hua Zhong
2003-12-05 19:56 ` 'Filip Van Raemdonck'
2003-12-05 20:26 ` Hua Zhong
2003-12-06 0:08 ` Filip Van Raemdonck
2003-12-05 19:55 ` David Schwartz
2003-12-05 20:14 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-12-05 21:16 ` Shawn Willden
2003-12-08 15:38 ` Jesse Pollard
2003-12-05 14:59 ` Jesse Pollard
2003-12-05 19:15 ` Kendall Bennett
2003-12-05 18:44 ` Kendall Bennett
2003-12-05 19:09 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2003-12-05 19:22 ` Arjan van de Ven
2003-12-10 13:52 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-12-10 15:18 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-12-10 15:32 ` Larry McVoy
2003-12-10 16:21 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-12-10 16:34 ` Larry McVoy
2003-12-10 17:10 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-12-10 17:25 ` Chris Friesen
2003-12-10 17:58 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-12-10 17:56 ` Larry McVoy
2003-12-10 18:02 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-12-10 18:08 ` Larry McVoy
2003-12-10 18:17 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-12-10 18:38 ` Larry McVoy
2003-12-10 19:15 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-12-10 18:37 ` Jan-Benedict Glaw
2003-12-10 19:51 ` Hua Zhong
2003-12-10 20:09 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-12-11 1:24 ` Andrew Pimlott
2003-12-11 7:43 ` Rob Landley
2003-12-11 8:11 ` Hua Zhong
2003-12-11 8:37 ` Rob Landley
2003-12-11 18:22 ` Hua Zhong
2003-12-11 21:20 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-12-11 21:59 ` Rob Landley
2003-12-11 22:42 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-12-12 5:39 ` Rob Landley
2003-12-12 7:21 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-12-12 7:39 ` Rob Landley
2003-12-12 7:56 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-12-12 9:27 ` Rob Landley
2003-12-10 18:14 ` David Schwartz
2003-12-10 18:21 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-12-10 19:48 ` Kendall Bennett
2003-12-11 7:32 ` Rob Landley
2003-12-11 14:03 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2003-12-10 22:49 ` Oliver Hunt
2003-12-10 17:15 ` Hua Zhong
2003-12-10 17:42 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-12-10 19:32 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-12-10 22:43 ` Jason Kingsland
2003-12-10 22:49 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-12-10 23:11 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-12-10 23:24 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-12-10 19:48 ` Kendall Bennett
2003-12-10 21:15 ` viro
2003-12-10 22:36 ` Kendall Bennett
2003-12-10 23:13 ` viro
2003-12-11 15:29 ` Jesse Pollard
2003-12-11 18:47 ` Kendall Bennett
2003-12-11 18:55 ` Nick Piggin
2003-12-11 22:18 ` Jesse Pollard
2003-12-10 22:18 ` Larry McVoy
2003-12-10 22:25 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-12-10 23:38 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-12-11 1:03 ` Larry McVoy
2003-12-11 14:46 ` Ingo Molnar
2003-12-10 23:39 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2003-12-11 17:44 ` Robin Rosenberg
2003-12-11 17:56 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2003-12-11 18:16 ` Nick Piggin
2003-12-11 18:50 ` Mihai RUSU
2003-12-11 18:37 ` David Schwartz
2003-12-11 12:04 ` David Woodhouse
2003-12-10 17:49 ` Jörn Engel
2003-12-10 18:16 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-12-05 19:25 ` Kendall Bennett
2003-12-05 19:26 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-12-05 15:50 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2003-12-05 18:44 ` Kendall Bennett
2003-12-06 0:02 ` Maciej Zenczykowski
2003-12-05 18:44 ` Kendall Bennett
2003-12-10 13:16 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-12-10 15:02 ` Jesse Pollard
2003-12-10 20:37 ` Theodore Ts'o
2003-12-11 16:26 ` Jesse Pollard
2003-12-05 13:52 ` Richard B. Johnson
2003-12-05 0:09 ` Oliver Hunt
2003-12-05 10:55 ` Russell King
2003-12-05 0:46 ` Erik Andersen
2003-12-05 0:58 ` Zwane Mwaikambo
2003-12-05 1:03 ` Erik Andersen
2003-12-05 1:21 ` Larry McVoy
2003-12-05 1:30 ` Hua Zhong
2003-12-05 1:58 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-12-06 3:00 ` Larry McVoy
2003-12-06 4:39 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-12-06 5:14 ` Larry McVoy
2003-12-06 5:48 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-12-06 17:14 ` Larry McVoy
2003-12-06 15:38 ` Theodore Ts'o
2003-12-06 16:47 ` Jason Kingsland
2003-12-06 21:30 ` David Schwartz
2003-12-06 21:42 ` Larry McVoy
2003-12-07 13:01 ` Ingo Molnar
2003-12-07 22:11 ` Rob Landley
2003-12-06 14:13 ` Andrew Pimlott
2003-12-06 17:50 ` Larry McVoy
2003-12-06 21:19 ` Theodore Ts'o
2003-12-06 21:45 ` Larry McVoy
2003-12-08 16:34 ` Andrew Pimlott
2003-12-11 12:37 ` David Woodhouse
2003-12-11 12:42 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-12-11 12:58 ` David Woodhouse
2003-12-12 20:26 ` Brian Beattie
2003-12-13 12:03 ` David Woodhouse
2003-12-13 15:04 ` jeff millar
2003-12-13 17:27 ` Gene Heskett
2003-12-11 13:54 ` Andrew Pimlott
2003-12-11 15:12 ` David Woodhouse
2003-12-05 3:58 ` Jason Kingsland
2003-12-05 1:58 ` David Schwartz
2003-12-05 4:58 ` Erik Andersen
2003-12-05 6:34 ` David Schwartz
2003-12-05 6:43 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-12-05 2:07 ` Kendall Bennett
2003-12-05 7:39 ` Stefan Smietanowski
2003-12-05 1:47 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-12-10 12:57 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-12-10 15:14 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-12-10 15:25 ` Larry McVoy
2003-12-10 18:58 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-12-12 19:40 ` Pavel Machek
2003-12-12 22:08 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-12-12 23:06 ` Jamie Lokier
2003-12-12 23:43 ` Pavel Machek
2003-12-15 18:01 ` Adam Sampson
2003-12-15 21:12 ` Andre Hedrick
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[not found] ` <Z3AK-Qw-13@gated-at.bofh.it>
2003-12-04 17:05 ` Ihar 'Philips' Filipau
2003-12-04 17:57 ` Thierry Vignaud
2003-12-05 11:11 ` Helge Hafting
2003-12-05 12:12 ` Stefan Smietanowski
2003-12-05 14:51 ` Ihar 'Philips' Filipau
2003-12-03 23:22 Jason Kingsland
2003-12-03 22:58 Xose Vazquez Perez
2003-12-03 21:31 Kendall Bennett
2003-12-03 21:47 ` Arjan van de Ven
2003-12-03 23:33 ` Kendall Bennett
2003-12-03 22:11 ` Richard B. Johnson
2003-12-03 23:33 ` Kendall Bennett
2003-12-03 23:40 ` bill davidsen
2003-12-04 0:00 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-12-04 0:23 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-12-04 6:25 ` Karim Yaghmour
2003-12-06 0:08 ` David Woodhouse
2003-12-06 2:28 ` Larry McVoy
2003-12-06 9:55 ` David Woodhouse
2003-12-06 10:51 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2003-12-08 18:58 ` Karim Yaghmour
2003-12-09 20:26 ` bill davidsen
2003-12-09 21:46 ` Craig Milo Rogers
2003-12-12 11:36 ` Jamie Lokier
2003-12-12 15:27 ` Bill Davidsen
2003-12-10 14:09 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-12-10 14:25 ` David Woodhouse
2003-12-10 14:46 ` Larry McVoy
2003-12-10 15:05 ` David Woodhouse
2003-12-10 15:11 ` Larry McVoy
2003-12-10 15:49 ` Aron Rubin
2003-12-10 15:59 ` David Woodhouse
2003-12-10 16:06 ` Larry McVoy
2003-12-10 16:22 ` David Woodhouse
2003-12-10 18:38 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-12-04 19:24 ` viro
2003-12-13 0:11 ` Nix
2003-12-13 0:25 ` viro
2003-12-13 15:01 ` Nix
2003-12-04 0:29 ` Kendall Bennett
2003-12-04 0:52 ` Aaron Smith
2003-12-04 1:47 ` David Lang
2003-12-04 1:20 ` Aaron Smith
2003-12-04 4:48 ` Jamie Lokier
2003-12-04 15:21 ` Jason Kingsland
2003-12-04 15:58 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-12-05 1:58 ` David Schwartz
2003-12-05 2:43 ` Jason Kingsland
2003-12-05 13:09 ` Pat Erley
2003-12-05 18:44 ` Kendall Bennett
2003-12-10 13:06 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-12-05 13:49 ` Maciej Zenczykowski
2003-12-10 13:43 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-12-10 16:07 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-12-10 18:33 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-12-10 19:20 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-12-10 20:15 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-12-10 21:04 ` Ingo Molnar
2003-12-10 21:05 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-12-10 21:17 ` Ingo Molnar
2003-12-10 22:59 ` Andre Hedrick
2003-12-11 0:58 ` Rob Love
2003-12-11 10:56 ` Xavier Bestel
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