> 1) Why would you limit people's ability to use solutions that are
> not open source? I mean, you don't do it in user space, so why
> bother doing it in the kernel? Doesn't the eventual goal of
It would be a nightmare to support or maintain and would be bad for the
Linux kernel. A random app is completely seperate so doesnt harm kernel
stability
> 2) Why won't Linux take FreeBSD OSL'd code into the kernel without
> also requiring a dual license which also allows for the GNU GPL?
On legal advice. The BSD license has insufficient protection against
a variety of patent related problems.
Alan
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