Messages in this thread | | | From | "Jeff Merkey" <> | Subject | Re: Annoying GPL issues | Date | Wed, 26 May 1999 15:47:17 -0600 |
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All,
Again, the vote seems to be to take this offline, particularly if attorneys are going to get involved. Perhaps we should.
Jeff
----- Original Message ----- From: Dave Cinege <dcinege@psychosis.com> To: <linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu> Cc: <info@m-sys.com> Sent: Monday, May 24, 1999 12:57 PM Subject: Re: Annoying GPL issues
> david parsons wrote: > > > > From your description, I don't know whether IGEL is infringing on the > > GPL unless they're not distributing binaries. It's M-Systems which > > seems to be playing football with the kernel license (and why? If it's > > important to preserve their precious bodily fluids, why not write a > > little bootstrap loader and use initrds to load up a linux kernel that > > can then insmod the binary module.) > > M-Systems is off the wall. They will not release source to the drivers because > they "need to protect the patents surrounding their technology". > > #1 Any so called patents surrounding a flash memory device like this are > dubious at best. > > #2 All patents are public to begin with, and the whole point to a patent > is to afford them this protection. > > > I've been asked several....actually MANY MANY times to distribute > the Disk on Chip driver with Linux Router. Because of these radiculous > reasons for them not releasing source, I won't do it. > > It may not be directly apparent to them, but LRP's lack of a DOC driver is > costing them quite a bit in business. (I'd like to think LRP is the most > prevelent starting point for using flash with Linux.) > > -- > http://www.linuxrouter.org/ Linux Router Project > > "Even if one takes every reefer madness allegation of the prohibitionists > at face value, marijuana prohibition has done far more harm to far more > people than marijuana ever could." William F. Buckley, Jr > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ >
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