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SubjectRe: GPL vs non-GPL device drivers
Alexandre Oliva wrote:
> On Feb 15, 2007, Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org> wrote:
>
>> Michael K. Edwards wrote:
>>> On 2/15/07, Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org> wrote:
>
>>>> The /whole point/ of the GPL is to funnel contributions back.
>
>>> Bzzzt. The whole point of the GPL is to "guarantee your freedom to
>>> share and change free software--to make sure the software is free for
>>> all its users."
>
>> No, that's the FSF marketing fluff you've been taught to recite.
>
> The same FSF that wrote the GPL, no less ;-)
>
>> In the context of the Linux kernel, I'm referring to the original
>> reason why Linus chose the GPL for the Linux kernel.
>
> If he chose it for this reason, he chose the wrong license. The GPL

Strange, then, how its been so successful in funelling back contributions.

Jeff


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