Re: Can't use SYSFS for "Proprietry" driver modules !!!.

From: Lee Revell
Date: Sat Mar 26 2005 - 22:31:55 EST


On Sat, 2005-03-26 at 19:20 -0800, Greg KH wrote:
> > Anyway, this is news to me. How about putting it in the FAQ? Too
> > politically charged?
>
> Why does it need to be in the FAQ, when the file COPYING in the main
> kernel directory explicitly spells this out?

That's the problem, it's not spelled out explicitly anywhere. That file
does not address the issue of whether a driver is a "derived work".
This is the part he should talk to a lawyer about, right?

Lee

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