Comments on: Microsoft to release Linux HyperV drivers as GPLv2 http://eikke.com/microsoft-to-release-linux-hyperv-drivers-as-gplv2/ 'cause this is what I do Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:02:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Mohammed Gamal http://eikke.com/microsoft-to-release-linux-hyperv-drivers-as-gplv2/comment-page-1/#comment-26274 Mohammed Gamal Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:52:15 +0000 http://eikke.com/?p=116#comment-26274 You should've looked at the patches, looks like MS couldn't let go of its coding style conventions and follow the Linux kernel coding style :) You should’ve looked at the patches, looks like MS couldn’t let go of its coding style conventions and follow the Linux kernel coding style :)

]]> By: Jerome http://eikke.com/microsoft-to-release-linux-hyperv-drivers-as-gplv2/comment-page-1/#comment-26160 Jerome Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:39:33 +0000 http://eikke.com/?p=116#comment-26160 "This saga started when one of the user's on the Vyatta forum inquired about supporting Hyper-V network driver in the Vyatta kernel. A little googling6 found the necessary drivers, but on closer examination there was a problem. The driver had both open-source components which were under GPL, and statically linked to several binary parts. The GPL does not permit mixing of closed and open source parts, so this was an obvious violation of the license. Rather than creating noise, my goal was to resolve the problem, so I turned to Greg Kroah-Hartman7. Since Novell has a (too) close association with Microsoft, my expectation was that Greg could prod the right people to get the issue resolved." From here: http://linux-network-plumber.blogspot.com/2009/07/congratulations-microsoft.html “This saga started when one of the user’s on the Vyatta forum inquired about supporting Hyper-V network driver in the Vyatta kernel. A little googling6 found the necessary drivers, but on closer examination there was a problem. The driver had both open-source components which were under GPL, and statically linked to several binary parts. The GPL does not permit mixing of closed and open source parts, so this was an obvious violation of the license. Rather than creating noise, my goal was to resolve the problem, so I turned to Greg Kroah-Hartman7. Since Novell has a (too) close association with Microsoft, my expectation was that Greg could prod the right people to get the issue resolved.”

From here:
http://linux-network-plumber.blogspot.com/2009/07/congratulations-microsoft.html

]]> By: Luis Matos http://eikke.com/microsoft-to-release-linux-hyperv-drivers-as-gplv2/comment-page-1/#comment-26158 Luis Matos Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:02:33 +0000 http://eikke.com/?p=116#comment-26158 in your link from lkml we can read: "(...) thank the following people who made this possible: - (...) - Novell for sponsoring my work on the Linux Driver project, without which, this would not have even been possible. (...)" I think Greg is the person that novell is sponsoring to develop kernel drivers "for free", n resquest from vendors. in your link from lkml we can read:
“(…) thank the following
people who made this possible:
– (…)
– Novell for sponsoring my work on the Linux Driver project, without
which, this would not have even been possible.
(…)”

I think Greg is the person that novell is sponsoring to develop kernel drivers “for free”, n resquest from vendors.

]]> By: Nicolas http://eikke.com/microsoft-to-release-linux-hyperv-drivers-as-gplv2/comment-page-1/#comment-26154 Nicolas Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:14:15 +0000 http://eikke.com/?p=116#comment-26154 Kernel drivers indeed. Non-GPL kernel drivers are written anyway, although <a href="https://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/Kernel_Driver_Statement" rel="nofollow">being discouraged</a>, obviously. That's why the kernel has both EXPORT_SYMBOL and EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL macros, check an <a href="http://lwn.net/Articles/154602/" rel="nofollow">LWN article</a> related to this. Kernel drivers indeed. Non-GPL kernel drivers are written anyway, although being discouraged, obviously. That’s why the kernel has both EXPORT_SYMBOL and EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL macros, check an LWN article related to this.

]]> By: Mathias Hasselmann http://eikke.com/microsoft-to-release-linux-hyperv-drivers-as-gplv2/comment-page-1/#comment-26153 Mathias Hasselmann Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:03:51 +0000 http://eikke.com/?p=116#comment-26153 So those are kernel drivers, right? So tell me which other license they shall have chosen for kernel drivers? AFAIK usung another license but GPL (and maybe BSD - IANAL) is grey area and asking for trouble when it comes to kernel drivers. So those are kernel drivers, right? So tell me which other license they shall have chosen for kernel drivers? AFAIK usung another license but GPL (and maybe BSD – IANAL) is grey area and asking for trouble when it comes to kernel drivers.

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