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jbotz@mtholyoke.edu (Jurgen Botz) writes:
>In article <3hp50g$2qk@hermes.synopsys.com>,
>Joe Buck <jbuck@synopsys.com> wrote:
>>to be derivative of Linux, so the FSF and Linux Torvalds (who has
>>requested that all device drivers be GPLed, though he has evidently
>>accepted the sound card driver which has a Berkeley-style copyright) can't
>
>The Berkeley license is less restrictive than the GPL... the GPL explicitly
>allows derivative works to have less restrictive licenses.

No kidding.  We all know that.  (Actually your statement isn't *quite*
right but I'm not in a nitpicking mood, though the basic point that
Berkeley copyright code may mix with GPLed code to produce a GPLed whole is
of course correct).  My point is that Linus made a *request* that goes
beyond the strict requirements of the GPL.  He was wise to make an
exception here (so the same code could benefit the FreeBSD/NetBSD folks as
well as the Linux folks).

Trying to use the modules interface to do proprietary drivers is a whole
different story.
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