Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 15 Jun 2003 23:06:11 -0400 (EDT) | From | Bill Davidsen <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] License issue with rocket driver |
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On Fri, 6 Jun 2003, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> drivers/char/rocket{,_int}.h have an intereesting and gpl-incompatible > license. Could you please fix it or remove the drier from the tree? > (given that mess that this driver is the latter might be the better > idea..) > > The license is: > > * The following source code is subject to Comtrol Corporation's > * Developer's License Agreement. > * > * This source code is protected by United States copyright law and > * international copyright treaties. > * > * This source code may only be used to develop software products > * international copyright treaties. > * > * This source code may only be used to develop software products that > * will operate with Comtrol brand hardware. > * > * You may not reproduce nor distribute this source code in its original > * form but must produce a derivative work which includes portions of > * this source code only. > * > * The portions of this source code which you use in your derivative > * work must bear Comtrol's copyright notice: > * > * Copyright 1994 Comtrol Corporation.
I don't see that it would disagree with GPL, let's try to get the existing Linux driver GPL'd with their agreement. I don't see that it helps anyone to just start throwing out drivers without at least checking with the author on license terms.
-- bill davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com> CTO, TMR Associates, Inc Doing interesting things with little computers since 1979.
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