Re: Driver Model

From: Andre Hedrick
Date: Wed Sep 03 2003 - 15:15:26 EST



On Wed, 3 Sep 2003, Pascal Schmidt wrote:

> On Wed, 03 Sep 2003 20:00:24 +0200, you wrote in linux.kernel:
>
> > The fact that GPL_ONLY horse sh*t exists means there is a restriction on
> > usage. So "GPL_ONLY" has in effect violated GPL, by imposing restrictions
> > of usage.
>
> Where is the restriction? You get the source code, you can roll your
> own and remove the GPL_ONLY stuff. Apart from that I do not recall
> to have seen anything about restrictions of usage in the GPL... the
> only thing it tries to prevent is the source code becoming proprietary.

Pascal,

I agree with you and you make the point clear!
There are people who have issued letters to big linux distributors in the
US about changing a symbol types. That is a restriction for usage, in my
opinion.

Cheers,

Andre


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