Re: Would I be violating the GPL?

[Giuliano Pochini]

On 01-Nov-2005 Alexander Fisher wrote:

> I've got the source code to the device firmware too.

Maybe they only care on keeping the firmware secret. Try asking
them if you can disclose the driver sources only. The firmware
can be used in binary form.


> So despite the fact the driver has been written in c++, it
> might be possible to write a usable specification.

Linux 2.6 doesn't accept c++, so you have to rewrite it anyway.
You should ask them if you can publish your own driver based
on infos you extract from their driver.


--
Giuliano.
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