RE: [Xen-devel] Re: writing PV block drivers for Windows

["James Harper" <james.harper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> It seems they're explicitly trying to disallow people from writing
GPLed
> Windows drivers. (see section 3b, the "Excluded License" sure sounds
> like the GPL.) IANAL, but for a truly GPL-able driver, you need to
avoid
> using the WDK (samples, build env) entirely. The WDK docs are
available
> through MSDN website, however. Given the existence of projects like
> Wine, I'm sure it's possible, but just not nearly as easy as using the
> WDK.
> 
> If I'm wrong, somebody please speak up...

I can understand the situation with the samples, so I've been careful
not to use them in any way which could mean that my drivers could be
considered a 'derived work'.

But I can't see anything that would indicate that a driver that compiles
under the WDF could be covered by the Microsoft license...

Does anyone have any contacts at MS that could answer these questions?

Thanks

James

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