Re: Linux, binary blob and binary driver summary for vendors?

[Alan Cox]

On Mon, 1 Aug 2011 16:42:12 +0300
Mikko Rapeli <mikko.rapeli@xxxxxx> wrote:

> What is a good and also technically detailed summary of the binary blob and
> driver issues with Linux kernel and GPL?
> 
> I'd like to refer a vendor to some documentation regarding this instead
> writing a ton of text with IANAL everywhere.

I would suggest they talk to the Linux Foundation. It's basically a legal
question around derivative works, and that's a lawyer question that tends
to need looking at by lawyers per piece of code.

Aside from that there are technical, marketing and PR things to consider.

Alan
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