Re: GPL Violation?

[Ian Stirling]

Xavier Bestel wrote:
> On Fri, 2006-08-18 at 01:26, Ian Stirling wrote:
>
> > Well...
> > The problem is that in many cases AIUI, a large entry barrier to
> > someone taking CPU A, chip B, sticking it in a box, and selling
> > it, is that there is no linux driver for chip B.
> > If you (as someone who does not make chip B) release the GPL'd
> > driver, then you're making it a fair bit easier for competitors,
> > who can now simply copy your often not very novel in any way
> > other than you thought of it first - design, and use that driver.
>
> Well, AFAIK that's *exactely* the kind of behavior the GPL was made to
> avoid. No wonder you should talk to a lawyer if you want to circumvent
> it.

Oops. I forgot to add at the end - 'of course, you should also consider
that you've saved a lot of time/money using linux..., so I'm utterly
agreeing with you/...
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