[openbeos] Re: OT - Writing Drivers....

On 2002-07-20 at 23:27:09 [+0200], openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> On Sat, 20 Jul 2002, Marcus Overhagen wrote:
> 
> > Be aware that you can't use GPL driver source 
> > code with BeOS. Ask the driver writers, the must have got some 
> > documentation.
> 
> Hmmmmmm? I undesrantand Be would not be able to do that but I can't see 
> any reason why a third-party developer would not be able to do it. Would 
> he/she get prosecuted because he didn't release the BeOS sourcecode (that 
> is hot his/hers)? I don't think so. 

GPL might be problematic. :/
If the driver is GPL it would perhaps be a problem, but LGPL
is not that restrictive as GPL.

Regards

/Procton

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