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Re: Binary drivers [Re: [Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>] Re: Debian & BSD concerns]



On Mon, Feb 22, 1999 at 08:59:19PM +0100, David Frey wrote:
> >If you ask me, that goes against everything the GPL stands for and yes it
> >can have a serious impact on Linux.
> 
> I've never understood how it is possible for a company to offer
> binary drivers and go undetected (there was a SCSI-host-adapter
> company which was doing it, IIRC).
> 
> Isn't it plain illegal under the GPL?

afs for one...

And yes, it should be.

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