> >>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. > > > >According to the GPL we should make the kernel GPL too, sure we > >could just ignore it, but could also create problems. > > This is exactly the kind of dilemma that has M$ shorts in a twist > over the GPL. The question is, if someone not associated with OBOS > (just to keep the lines clear) writes/ports a GPL driver for use > with OBOS, do we have to GPL the OS? Although it's something I'd hate to see happen, what if a distributor that has a lot of drivers ported to OBOS (all under GPL)? Theoretically, they could also change the license to their distribution of OBOS to GPL and avoid all those issues - the MIT license allows for this. Please note that I'm just stating a possibility, and do not condone such an action (fragmenting, IMHO). Deej