Re: Linux Kernel
On Wed, Jun 12, 2002 at 03:18:19PM -0600, DEEvans wrote:
> In Richard Stallman's response to Joe Barr back in May, he mentioned the
> existence of binary-only drivers that had been shipped with the Linux
> kernel since version 2.x. What are the implications of the existence of
> the drivers on the Debian Social Contract, considering that Debian seems
> to be shipping drivers that violate the GPL of the kernel, (depending on
> who's arguing)? What is Debian's official position in this regard?
>
There are no binary-only drivers. There are some binary firmware that
gets loaded into some cards (I can think of some scsi drivers that do
this). Different subject though.
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