> IMHO such freedom should leave the option of not having free drivers
> to companies like Nvidia.
Indeed, so why not add an exemption into the kernel's licence for
binary only modules that only use module exported interfaces? The
FSF's FAQ on the GPL even covers this.
that would remove the whole "is it a derived work?" grey area we're
talking about.
> Have some faith in freedom, Richard...
good call.
but make it explicit in the kernel's licence.
> Rik
regards,
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