From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 27 05:45:35 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 6DCE337B415 for ; Tue, 27 May 2003 05:45:35 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mx8.mail.ru (mx8.mail.ru [194.67.23.28]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 949CA43F3F for ; Tue, 27 May 2003 05:45:33 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kabaev@mail.ru) Received: from [151.203.204.223] (port=52497 helo=kan.dnsalias.net) by mx8.mail.ru with esmtp id 19Kdpb-000M0g-00; Tue, 27 May 2003 16:45:32 +0400 Received: from kan.dnsalias.net (ak03@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by kan.dnsalias.net (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h4RCjUCG025800; Tue, 27 May 2003 08:45:30 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from kan@kan.dnsalias.net) Received: (from kan@localhost) by kan.dnsalias.net (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h4RCjUfH025799; Tue, 27 May 2003 08:45:30 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 08:45:29 -0400 From: Alexander Kabaev To: Wilko Bulte Message-Id: <20030527084529.7d441299.kabaev@mail.ru> In-Reply-To: <20030527123626.GA76205@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <20030527123541.GG5269@pcwin002.win.tue.nl> <20030527123626.GA76205@freebie.xs4all.nl> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.9.0claws2 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd5.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam: Not detected cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 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 12:45:36 -0000 On Tue, 27 May 2003 14:36:26 +0200 Wilko Bulte wrote: > On Tue, May 27, 2003 at 02:35:41PM +0200, Stijn Hoop wrote: > > On Tue, May 27, 2003 at 07:28:29AM -0500, David Leimbach wrote: > > > 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? > > Yes, see for example the GPL_ed floating point emulator. > > However the idea is that all GPL infected stuff be isolated, allowing > a fully working kernel without GPL stuff in there. > > > > > > > Can we have a "tainted" flag for kernels running GPL drivers :). > > > > > > > I'm interested in this too -- I have a working FreeBSD prototype of > > the i8k Linux driver, fan control for Dell laptops. I was planning > > to ask the author if he was willing to relicense it to BSD, but > > failing that > > A BSD license is ***strongly*** prefered. > > > the answer to this question might be interesting. > I and no doubt many others will insist on keeping GPLed drivers out of the tree. I have no objections for this drivers to be confined in ports though.