From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 27 05:29:31 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 55B1937B401 for ; Tue, 27 May 2003 05:29:31 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtpout.mac.com (A17-250-248-85.apple.com [17.250.248.85]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E1C9243FA3 for ; Tue, 27 May 2003 05:29:30 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from leimy2k@mac.com) Received: from mac.com (smtpin07-en2 [10.13.10.152]) by smtpout.mac.com (Xserve/MantshX 2.0) with ESMTP id h4RCTUkL010835 for ; Tue, 27 May 2003 05:29:30 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mac.com (adsl-33-229-251.jan.bellsouth.net [67.33.229.251]) (authenticated bits=0) by mac.com (Xserve/MantshX 2.0) with ESMTP id h4RCSUn6021512 for ; Tue, 27 May 2003 05:28:31 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 07:28:29 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v552) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed From: David Leimbach To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.552) Subject: policy on GPL'd drivers? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 12:29:31 -0000 I have the GPLd source to the nforce drivers for Linux to support the nVidia nforce and nforce2 drivers in the kernel. To port these to FreeBSD would be an interesting task [if it hasn't already been done] and I have been looking for an excuse to get down and dirty with FBSD. [Yes... talk is cheap... just do it... Nike-a-go-go etc etc... :)] What is the policy on drivers that are clearly going to have to be GPLd by the viral clause since I am referencing a GPL driver to do the porting work myself? Are these allowed in the kernel? Can we have a "tainted" flag for kernels running GPL drivers :). Dave Leimbach