Darren Spruell wrote:

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> On 2/13/07, Han Boetes  wrote:

> > Darren Spruell wrote:

> > > Instead we end up with a GPL driver that has to be reverse

> > > engineered and we end up with the same problems we already have.

> >

> > Since when is the GPL a close source license?

>

> Who said it was?

>

> If you mean what I said about the same problems we already have,

> I mean that we don't have specifications and documentation from

> which a reliable driver can be written. Problems with magic

> numbers and unclear implementation details have been pointed out

> in the past.  Reverse engineering can only take you so far, no?

Oh right, the Greg KH stuff. I think he should not take half the

deal. They should refuse to sign NDA, just like RMS insists.
Even if the driver was BSD licensed it wouldn't help you since a

linux driver is incompatible with a BSD driver.
This is not a BSD v GPL issue at all. This is about some stupid

developer accepting a deal when he should fight on.
Hardware specifications must be available to all people. Anything

else is immoral.
# Han