Lee Revell wrote:
On 2/15/07, Greg Trounson <[email protected]> wrote:
Theodore Tso wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 14, 2007 at 10:27:10PM -0800, v j wrote:
>> You are right. I have not contributed anything to Linux. Except one
>> small patch to the MTD code. However, I don't think that is the point
>> here. I am perfectly willing to live with the way Linux is today. I am
>> telling you as a user that if Linux continues on the current path it
>> will become less and less attractive to Embedded Users.
>
> But so what? How will that hurt *Linux*? If the Embedded developers
> don't contribute changes back, it doesn't hurt us any if they go away
> and start paying $$$ to VxWorks instead of using Linux for free.
I disagree. Linux needs popularity at the moment.
Um... what's your point? Allowing vendors to legally ship embedded
devices containing proprietary drivers would require relicensing the
kernel which is impossible, for reasons that have been discussed at
length on this list.
Lee
I wasn't disputing legal problems with proprietary drivers nor suggesting people ignore
the issue. I was trying to make the point that Linux is adversely affected when lots of
users, proprietary developers or otherwise, abandon Linux, and the issue might be more
serious than people here think.
IMO the lack of provision for proprietary drivers in the GPL is a problem. Not
necessarily one we can do anything about now the horse has bolted, but a problem nonetheless.
Greg
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to [email protected]
More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
[Index of Archives]
[Kernel Newbies]
[Netfilter]
[Bugtraq]
[Photo]
[Stuff]
[Gimp]
[Yosemite News]
[MIPS Linux]
[ARM Linux]
[Linux Security]
[Linux RAID]
[Video 4 Linux]
[Linux for the blind]
[Linux Resources]
