Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] To implement WiMAX with GnuRadio or not?

[Marcus D. Leech]

> How do the companies write closed-source drivers for the Linux Kernel
> without running into GPL2 issues? I can only recall that there is a
> "user-land" and a "kernel-land" driver, where the "kernel-land" is the
> only part that is open source. Is this correct?
>
> Perhaps that method could work well?
I thought GPLV2 was less onerous in this regard, and that case-law had 
established that a loadable kernel driver didn't necessarily get
  infected by the GPL virus.  IANAL.  TINLA.  Etc.

The last kernel driver I worked on we were planning to open-source as a 
way of encouraging people to buy  our (very closed-source!) chips.
  Project fell apart before we hit market.  Sigh.

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Marcus Leech
Principal Investigator
Shirleys Bay Radio Astronomy Consortium
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