Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 14:10:56 -0500 From: David Leimbach <leimy2k@mac.com> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: policy on GPL'd drivers? Message-ID: <4625225.1054062656397.JavaMail.leimy2k@mac.com>
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On Tuesday, May 27, 2003, at 01:40PM, David O'Brien <dev-null@NUXI.com> wrote: >On Tue, May 27, 2003 at 07:43:15AM -0500, David Leimbach wrote: >> >However the idea is that all GPL infected stuff be isolated, allowing a >> >fully working kernel without GPL stuff in there. >> >> Sounds like a "kernel module" is the way to go then. Perhaps it could >> exist in the ports tree instead of the mainline kernel sources :). I >> know I'd be happy with that... the problem is hosting the driver since >> I am sure "patching" it won't be enough to map the linux innards to >> freebsd's. > >Depending on the functionality the driver provides, and the kernel API's >it uses; having it as a port may be impractical. The driver probably >needs to change with the kernel and that is hard to handle as a port. I agree it could get sticky. But a patch or series of patches per kernel delta [as needed] may not be so bad. There has to be a fairly simple way to map the two together :). And I really only would "have to" support releases. I'd prefer to burn that bridge once I've got a working driver though.... Don't want to jump ahead too much for fear of the old bike shed. Dave
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