Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 31 Dec 2002 23:21:43 -0800 (PST) | From | Andre Hedrick <> | Subject | Re: Re: Why is Nvidia given GPL'd code to use in closed source drivers? |
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Tyketto !!!!
AMEN !!!!
Andre Hedrick LAD Storage Consulting Group
On Tue, 31 Dec 2002, A Guy Called Tyketto wrote:
> First off, could you please your MUA to use 80 columns? having to > manually put in carriage returns to read your mail gets rather tedious... > > On Wed, Jan 01, 2003 at 05:01:12AM +0000, Hell.Surfers@cwctv.net wrote:
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> > I know why the GPL exists.. however, that does not mean or indicate > that a company could not use the GPL for their own reasons. They a) wrote > their own code, b) may have used headers that were GPL'ed, but does not mean > or insinuate that just because they use GPL'd headers that they must have > their SOURCE open. Many companies use GPL'd material, for their own purposes, > and not have to have their own personal source open. You may want to read into > the actual documentation for the GPL and LGPL. > > Besides.. Who is an honest contributor who worked on NVidia's own > module? Did anyone outside NVidia write it? no. NVidia wrote it, NVidia > released it, it's NVidia's IP. you're confusing Headers with the actual code. > > Like Snoop Dogg said. If you don't like it, don't buy it.
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