[Openchrome-users] VIA: Decent Drivers for Linux Petition (please help if you can)

[Forest Bond]

Hi,

On Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 03:52:10PM -0500, Karim Yaghmour wrote:
> Forest Bond wrote:
>> There's also this:
>> http://www.alittletooquiet.net/text/a-license-for-the-via-vt6656-linux-driver/
>> In other words, VIA publishes the source for *some* drivers, and publishes
>> reasonable licenses for only some of those.
>
> That's interesting. It looks as though the source they're publishing comes
> with no LICENSE file. But browsing the CVS tree from unichrome it looks
> like it's got the same issue ... But I see your point. So it's as if one
> can distribute the files one by one, but not the actual tarball ... weird 
> :/

No, the individual files do not contain licenses either  They refer to a license
that is not included.  None of the driver source can be legally redistributed.

-Forest
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Forest Bond
http://www.alittletooquiet.net
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