Date: Sat, 01 Feb 2014 08:18:29 +0100 From: Hans Petter Selasky <hps@bitfrost.no> To: "Danilo E. Gondolfo" <danilo@freebsd.org>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org, =?UTF-8?B?Ium7hOaWh+i+iUBHbWFpbCI=?= <huanghwh@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Apple Trackpad driver Message-ID: <52EC9FC5.4050602@bitfrost.no> In-Reply-To: <52EC9D23.3030301@bitfrost.no> References: <CAB8uncaLEn4CaJv8%2BowESe_zUUK%2Bgem_bXpEjhsOJE69m_fWAg@mail.gmail.com> <CAJ-Vmon4Gk6bqoT%2BJf-bRxE0%2BNJ1NjR0wjum-HjoVFDN-2e=8Q@mail.gmail.com> <CAASDrV=pbDpZCGvEjnD8VS0D_HyC8=L3jQ7rfGszG6=PtxaE3Q@mail.gmail.com> <CAASDrVmqijq51OEH7USLutPSgme7YWhXZZX4tGROLHVPoz2VkA@mail.gmail.com> <52E8DDA3.3070301@bitfrost.no> <CAB8uncZVCbFWhJrEosRtRebRip4HjArsZx9FwKE0q9EjYDncmg@mail.gmail.com> <52E9F546.9090005@bitfrost.no> <CAB8unca0ViSrg9ExGX%2BsEfQta9AAXbkKoaGr8RLX1-ksay2tog@mail.gmail.com> <52EB4DBE.20501@bitfrost.no> <52EC07CE.70608@freebsd.org> <52EC9D23.3030301@bitfrost.no>
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On 02/01/14 08:07, Hans Petter Selasky wrote: > On 01/31/14 21:30, Danilo E. Gondolfo wrote: >> I noticed that your driver is based on the Linux driver [1] and some >> pieces of code are copied, are you sure that we won't have any problems >> with license? > > Hi, > > Hence Huang has only copied so-called "header file contents", I think > this should be fine. I've anyhow added a notice about that. I'll clear > any issues directly with Greg Kroah-Hartman. The GPLv2 is clear that > such contents is so-called "unrestricted". Se chapter 5. > > Regarding the parts re-used from existing FreeBSD input drivers, this is > the way we should write drivers, by trying to re-use existing well > written and working device drivers. What Huang has done is perfectly > fine with with me. > > http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/261343 > > --HPS Hi, If the Linux guys think this is a big problem, we can support this hardware through /usr/ports/multimedia/webcamd, quite easily. Although a kernel driver would be best for this type of device. Thank you! --HPS
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