> change in licensing of the sound driver caused by Hannu's teaming up=20
> with a commercial developer. The concern is that the new licensing m=
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> be in conflict with the kernel, which is GPLed (and is thoroughly=20
> entrenched in that). This particular line was started when someone=20
> suggested that RMS might change the GPL to prohibit all binary=20
> distributions, not just ones where the source is unavailable. I=20
> personally don't think that that would fit with RMSs philosophy.
It also wouldn't work. Suppose you have one of these Slowaris boxes (no=
C
compiler), or you just buy a PC (no C compiler, no tar, no gzip, no mak=
e,
no *anything*...) how _do_ you get that box to run something more sensi=
ble?
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