Re: Why is Nvidia given GPL'd code to use in closed source drivers?

From: Paul Jakma (paulj@alphyra.ie)
Date: Fri Jan 03 2003 - 09:49:26 EST


On Fri, 3 Jan 2003, Andrew Walrond wrote:

> Yes but....
>
> I develop computer games. The last one I did took a team of 35 people 2
> years and cost $X million to develop.
>
> Please explain how I could do this as free software, while still feeding
> my people? Am I a bad person charging for my work?

Absolutely not.

> Really - I want to understand so I too can join this merry band of
> happy people giving everything away for free!
>
> Andrew

regards,

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