> > > One thing to keep in mind is that the Disk-On-Chip devices use some
> > > proprietary/patented algorithms which cannot be released as open source.
> > > You have to use the binaries that are provided by M-Systems.
> >
> > And of course it is totally illegal to include the M-Systems driver in a
Linux
> > kernel because it is not under the GPL license. If you use their driver,
it is
> > at your own risk.
> Not true. You can load propreitary kernel modules. Honest.
> Can someone find a reference for this?
I agree. But the M-systems drivers are NOT MODULES. They are STATICALLY linked
to the kernel. So this is clearly illegal according to the GPL. I think
Richard Stallman may be interested to hear that.
By the way, IGEL (http://www.igelusa.com/) is selling Linux systems which use
these drivers. This is clearly illegal too and I think that they should be at
least warned that this is illegal.
Gaston.
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