Thiemo Seufer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The firmware typically wasn't patched, and nothing is derived from it.
Isn't the kernel containing the firmware derivative of it? If not, why can't I put some GPL-incompatible x86 code into the kernel, load it into a device in my system -- the main memory -- and then issue a command to the processor to execute it? That is, doesn't your interpretation allow arbitrary linking of GPL'd programs? I would be much more convinced if I saw an argument from the GPL-incompatible-firmware-is-OK side as to why the GPL prohibits distributing linkages of GPL'd and GPL-incompatible code. -Brian -- Brian Sniffen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
