Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 11:52:56 +0100 From: Andre Oppermann <oppermann@pipeline.ch> To: John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Intel gigabit driver Message-ID: <3C076508.CED01923@pipeline.ch> References: <20011128141650.A96448@hub.freebsd.org> <3C057850.55E9BC99@pipeline.ch> <200111291957.fATJvLh69974@vashon.polstra.com>
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John Polstra wrote: > > In article <3C057850.55E9BC99@pipeline.ch>, Andre Oppermann > <oppermann@pipeline.ch> wrote: > > > What happend at Intel? Their driver is even released under the BSD > > license! (and the Linux one under the GPL) > > That last bit is incorrect. The Intel driver for Linux is released > under a 3-clause BSD license. I doesn't look like a clean BSD license thought... But it's also not under the GPL as such... Anyway, after the rants here on this list from time to time about Intel's strict NDA and Open Source driver problems I was surprised to see such a move from them. Part of the Intel Linux GiGE driver License: "This license shall include changes to the Software that are error corrections or other minor changes to the Software that do not add functionality or features when the Software is incorporated in any version of a operating system that has been distributed under the GNU General Public License 2.0 or later. This patent license shall apply to the combination of the Software and any operating system licensed under the GNU Public License version 2.0 or later if, at the time Intel provides the Software to Recipient, such addition of the Software to the then publicly available versions of such operating system available under the GNU Public License version 2.0 or later (whether in gold, beta or alpha form) causes such combination to be covered by the Licensed Patents." -- Andre To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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