Re: GPL vs non-GPL device drivers

[Jeff Garzik]

Alexandre Oliva wrote:
> On Feb 15, 2007, Jeff Garzik <jeff@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Michael K. Edwards wrote:
> > > On 2/15/07, Jeff Garzik <jeff@xxxxxxxxxx> 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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