Re: License question

From: Jes Sorensen
Date: Mon Jan 19 2004 - 07:16:13 EST


>>>>> "Giuliano" == Giuliano Pochini <pochini@xxxxxxxx> writes:

Giuliano> These are in fact the points I wished your opinion about...
Giuliano> Actually these are requirements (like others said), not use
Giuliano> restrictions. btw, IANAL and IP rights are a minefield.
Giuliano> Since their code is C++ I already rewote everything in C,
Giuliano> but it also contains the binary firmwares which I can't
Giuliano> rewrite. That's why I asked you about the license. It's
Giuliano> likely Echoaudio will change the license in the next release
Giuliano> to a dual GPL/custom license, so this will be no more an
Giuliano> issue.

That sounds great, getting rid of the C++ components is a major step
;-)

Even if the firmware license doesn't change, you still have the option
to use the hotplug firmware loader in 2.6.

Cheers,
Jes
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