"Marco d'Itri" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>Marco, it seems to me that there's a parallel case to non-free >>firmware: dongleware. Perhaps you could explain how this philosophy >>applies to that. If a piece of software is distributed under the GPL, >>can I add functionality by putting it into firmware on a dongle and >>having GCC call that? > I'm not sure: it may or it may not. If you want my opinion please show > me a complete example.
Does this mean that if I don't give you a complete example, you'll stop showing your opinion? > E.g. I do not consider non-free the openssl code which talks with crypto > accelerators cards. Neither do I. It's a driver. It requires you to have some hardware to work. A mouse driver isn't non-free for people who have no mice. -Brian -- Brian Sniffen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
