[openbeos] Re: Drivers & the GPL

En réponse à Gabe Yoder <gyoder@xxxxxxxxxxx>:

> 
> 
> Philipp Reichmuth wrote:
> > 
> > >>>Who said we couldn't use linux drivers ?
> > >>>Just need to take care about where we put it, but we definitely
> can
> > >>>port a linux driver.
> > 
> > If there's a need of porting drivers from other operating systems,
> why
> > not port them from the *BSDs? The've got a beautiful license, and
> the
> > drivers are there. The most promising examples would be the network
> > drivers [lots of them, excellent quality], parts of FreeBSD's USB
> > stack and some sound drivers, as far as I can see. In these cases, I
> > really wonder why people bother with the license issues on Linux
> > drivers if there are better [in terms of licensing] alternatives to
> > choose from.
> > 
> 
> I think that is a good point reminding us of the *BSDs.  It is
> probably
> a good source for network drivers, but as far as I have seen, their
> selection of video and sound drivers are much more limited (not that I
> am all that impressed with the sound drivers for linux).
> 
> 
>    Gabe
> 
> 

FWIW
I find parport quite easier to understand than the BSD equivalent (ppbus) :)
Anyway...

François.

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