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Re: [Qemu-devel] [edk2] license for binary drivers
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Reza Jelveh |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] [edk2] license for binary drivers |
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Thu, 7 Aug 2014 00:22:34 +0200 |
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Mutt/1.5.23 (2014-03-12) |
On 06/08/14 14:51, Andrew Fish wrote:
> How you write a GPL licensed FAT driver seems like a legal quagmire. Probably
> something better discussed with a lawyer. From the outside looking in it
> seems like the IP rights are enforced by charging licensing fees to devices
> that support FAT. So free can still cost you….
This is about whether a Hfs driver under the GPL is acceptable not about the
FAT driver really. And about how legal it is to bundle these in a firmware.
The question arises because I want to know how legal it is to bundle these
things together along with Qemu
Thanks,
Reza