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Date:      Tue, 27 May 2003 10:23:04 -0400
From:      Alexander Kabaev <ak03@gte.com>
To:        Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
Cc:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: policy on GPL'd drivers?
Message-ID:  <20030527102304.06e3d4f1.ak03@gte.com>
In-Reply-To: <20030527142017.GB23471@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
References:  <B9278BC9-903E-11D7-941E-0003937E39E0@mac.com> <20030527123541.GG5269@pcwin002.win.tue.nl> <20030527123626.GA76205@freebie.xs4all.nl> <20030527084529.7d441299.kabaev@mail.ru> <20030527142017.GB23471@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>

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On Tue, 27 May 2003 07:20:17 -0700
Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> wrote:

> On Tue, May 27, 2003 at 08:45:29AM -0400, Alexander Kabaev wrote:
> > On Tue, 27 May 2003 14:36:26 +0200
> >
> > I and no doubt many others will insist on keeping GPLed drivers out
> > of the tree. I have no objections for this drivers to be confined in
> > ports though.
> 
> kargl[205] ls /sys/gnu/dev/sound/pci
> csaimg.h*  emu10k1-ac97.h  emu10k1.h  maestro3_dsp.h  maestro3_reg.h
> 
> The maestro3 driver is in the tree and is covered by the GPL
> for the same reasons that David will need to GPL the FreeBSD
> version of the nForce driver.
> 
> -- 
> Steve
This doesn't mean it is an open season for contaminating the tree with
GPL. 

-- 
Alexander Kabaev



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