On 3/9/06, Eric Enright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello list, > > I'm currently looking at porting a certain Linux driver to Solaris' > usbser/GSD framework, and am concerned about GPL/CDDL conflicts. I > know that a typical port would not be allowed, however my intent is to > only use the magic numbers and general chip programming logic rather > than reuse code. Would I be able to do that? > > I suspect the answer is no, but I would like to get the opinion of > some people more knowledgeable on this issue than I am. If I can't do > that, I imagine I should then contact the author and discuss > dual-licensing with him?
Just a bit of a followup to this. I got in touch with the author of the Linux driver, cp2101, and he feels that I shouldn't run into any licensing issues by using the magic numbers / device protocol information obtained from his driver. Furthermore, he is open to relicensing should the need arise. Good stuff. Time to get to work :-) -- Eric Enright _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
