On Tue, 16 May 2006 14:06:19 +0000 (UTC), Martin wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > > ..we do have the right to distribute the GPL ati and radeon drivers > > under the GPL. This is a very strong reason Nvidea would consider > > honoring our question to distribute their proprietary binary drivers > > favorably, or watch ATI get all the FGLive business on GPL drivers. > > > > ..we need only ask them, and then ATI, and in that sequence. ;o) > > You miss the point, it's not about distributing drivers from NVidia or > ATI together with the Linux kernel, it's about distributing the Linux > kernel together with these drivers, ..the kernel is irrelevant, it is all about the licensing. AFAIK, both Nvidea and ATI usually allows the distribution of their binaries when bundled with GPL operating systems, such as GNU/Linux. To set up a slam dunk case trap and scare Microsoft shills away, we just ask for Nvidea and ATI approval. ;o) ..now, all of this legal bruhaha will be solved by the final GPL3. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;o) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. ------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
