Re: 2.6.16 serious consequences / GPL_EXPORT_SYMBOL / USB drivers of major vendor excluded

[Pavel Machek]

Hi!

> consequences
> Because of the GPL_EXPORT declaration it is no longer possible to build and
> run non-GPL loadable drivers for USB devices. We´ve put a lot of energy
> into providing the open source community with Linux drivers for nearly all

Last time I checked, it was easy to write usb drivers in userspace.

							Pavel
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Thanks, Sharp!
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