Michel Catudal wrote: > Le 2015-08-19 20:04, Michael Orlitzky a écrit : >> On 08/19/2015 07:40 PM, Fernando Rodriguez wrote: >>>> 1. Downloading the kernel source (making a copy of) it. >>>> 2. Patching it. >>>> 3. Linking it with closed source code. >>>> 4. Distributing the result. >>>> >>>> (If that's not what you have in mind, maybe we are at cross purposes). >>>> >>>> Step #1 is illegal unless you have a licence. The burden of proof >>>> is on >>>> you to show that you were allowed to do it. >>> You have the license, the GPL allows you to do steps 1-3. >> The GPL would, if the authors granted it to you, but they don't. >> Selectively quoting... >> >> 4. You may not copy, modify, sublicense, or distribute the Program >> except as expressly provided under this License... >> >> 5. You are not required to accept this License, since you have not >> signed it. However, nothing else grants you permission to modify >> or distribute the Program or its derivative works. These actions >> are prohibited by law if you do not accept this License... >> >> The authors have been as clear as possible, even imposing a little >> technical roadblock to the effect, that they do not grant you the GPL >> under the aforementioned circumstances. The GPL faq mentions this, >> >> https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0-faq.en.html#LinkingWithGPL >> >> >> so the intent of anyone releasing their code under GPL-2 is clear. >> >> >> > The changes made have for reason to keep people from having an > acceptable display. This would not hold in court. > This move from the dev could seriously hurt the community on the long > run for many reason. > > No sane person will accept a crappy display. If the dev do not care it > is likely that they are not using Linux as a desktop so you should > stick to their windows, mac, xbox or playstation and stop pissing off > the Linux users. > > Michel >
That's why I said earlier, if the kernel devs don't like that Nvidia is distributing their drivers as binaries, let them protest with their crappy display. For the rest of us that want the official Nvidia drivers, let us use them like we been doing for ages now. If I want open source video drivers, I know how to get them. Thing is, I want what I have now. I also want to be able to update my kernel and drivers on occasion too. So, kernel devs, stare at a console all you want but I want a GUI with Nvidia drivers, I'm guessing the ATI users what their ATI drivers as well. What crap!! Dale :-) :-)
