Re: [Xen-devel] Hypervisor loadable modules and GPL licensing issues (Was: Re: memory introspection)

[Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Taking GPL as is would have answered my initial question quickly, but
> some projects (such as the Linux kernel) have opted to add explicit
> licensing exceptions for certain functions. This is what allowed NVIDIA
> and ATI (AMD) to provide drivers for their graphic cards on Linux.

We have not done so. You are misinformed. Whether the Nvidia or ATI code
is legal is and remains a matter for a court to decide as and if someone
ever decides to take it there.

Alan

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