3 Apr
2008
3 Apr
'08
7:36 p.m.
On Thursday 03 April 2008, Adrian Griffis wrote:
nVidia is not distributing any GPL'd code. The are simply distributing their own proprietary driver. They aren't even working the driver into my kernel; The are simply telling me how to work their driver into my kernel. Exactly how are they violating the GPL?
Here's a hint: Linux is not a microkernel. It doesn't have "drivers" in the sense that Mach or Windows do. The only way to add such hardware support is to use internal Linux code to make a patch/module for it.