2006/9/7, Rebecca J. Walter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
Ok, Rebecca so i was wrong and putting the driver in the same server is a violation of GPL licence ... then again:
suse server, kernel server, debian, ubuntu, mandriva, linspire, ibiblio, etc etc etc are against the GPL because all this servers/distros have the kernel and _non-free_ kernel modules in the same server ... not the same directory but the same server and i repeat, that this theory "same server = distribution" is new to me.
funny no body have say nothing about this massive gpl violations.
i have to add, that SLED 10, have a botton in the desktop to install XGL, this script also install nvidia or ati propietary drivers if is it necesary, i'm sure is a mistake and you are going to elimate this script or fase the legal consequences.
http://en.opensuse.org/Using_Xgl_on_SUSE_Linux#Enabling_3D_Acceleration_with_ATI_or_NVIDIA_cards
> 3. If SUSE/Novell don't want to put nvidia dirvers in the server is ok to
> me, but if they say they _can't because is agains the gpl then i'll
> desagree.
The GPL violation has nothing to do with what server it is placed on. The
entire point is that using the drivers is a violation of the GPL. By
distributing them, Novell would be violating the GPL and supporting violation
of the GPL.
Ok, Rebecca so i was wrong and putting the driver in the same server is a violation of GPL licence ... then again:
suse server, kernel server, debian, ubuntu, mandriva, linspire, ibiblio, etc etc etc are against the GPL because all this servers/distros have the kernel and _non-free_ kernel modules in the same server ... not the same directory but the same server and i repeat, that this theory "same server = distribution" is new to me.
funny no body have say nothing about this massive gpl violations.
For obvious reasons, this isn't something the company wants to
do. What you want to do is your problem and you'll have to face the legal
consequences.
i have to add, that SLED 10, have a botton in the desktop to install XGL, this script also install nvidia or ati propietary drivers if is it necesary, i'm sure is a mistake and you are going to elimate this script or fase the legal consequences.
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Marcel Mourguiart
