Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [WAS: keyboard stops working] Recent kernels block the loading of non-GPL kernel modules

[Michel Catudal <mcatudal@comcast.net>]

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

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