Alan Cox wrote:
There's no piracy involved here as nvidia gives the drivers away and
permits redistribution. It is the Linux side that makes their product
If I give away copies of someone elses movies and permit redistribution
then thats still piracy.
How so, when the 'someone else' explicitly allows redistribution without
modifications? Specifically:
"2.1.2 Linux/FreeBSD Exception. Notwithstanding the foregoing terms of
Section 2.1.1, SOFTWARE designed exclusively for use on the Linux or
FreeBSD operating systems, or other operating systems derived from the
source code to these operating systems, may be copied and redistributed,
provided that the binary files thereof are not modified in any way
(except for unzipping of compressed files)."
The question is one of derived works and what
the derived work boundary is.
Interfaces are interfaces.
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Les Mikesell
lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx
