On Wed, 26 May 2004, Paul wrote: > Hi, > > > While you wait for the kernel to build, send an email to > > linux-bugs@xxxxxxxxxx and put some more pressure on them to release > > updated drivers so you don't have to go through this ordeal in the > > future ;) > > And ask them to make the drivers open source (GPL) rather than the nasty > way they have them currently. > They can't. They're constrained by the licenses of third-party modules that they include (in hardware or software, I don't know). If they tried to open-source their drivers, they'd be breakng the law. Ben
