-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Martin Schlander wrote: > Onsdag 30 august 2006 18:59 skrev Dominique Leuenberger: >> according to nVidia there is NO restriction for distribution on >> their driver. >> A good place for it would thus probably also be the Build-Server, >> wouldn't it? With a dependency on the Kernel, if I understand this >> system right, the BuildService would trigger a recompile of the module. >> >> Any comments on this are more than welcome! > > I believe the primary reason that SUSE/Novell do not host the current KMPs > are > issues with GPL and kernel devs. > > As long as Nvidia are not in compliance I don't think the KMPs can be shipped > through official channels - at least not with the current policy, with which > I agree completely. > > Or do the KMPs solve all the legal issues that the traditional kernel modules > had?
No, the KMPs are not there to solve legal issues. Well, it can solve the legal issue for Novell, if someone builds and hosts nVidia KMPs elsewhere ;) nVidia KMP maintainer, anyone ? (e.g. hosted on Packman) - -- -o) Pascal Bleser http://linux01.gwdg.de/~pbleser/ /\\ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _\_v The more things change, the more they stay insane. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFE+aLDr3NMWliFcXcRAm9QAJ46Q2+5NyghpWZGQ0x0Ehxj12lQowCfUGgB 3XScNS65hvzI2IAPptQdvlo= =8QSM -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
