On Wed, Jan 04, 2006 at 05:16:38PM +0100, Emmanuel Dreyfus wrote:
> My point is that I'm not sure we can integrate in kernel source a piece
> of binary whose license prohibit reverse engineering it.

Why not? We don't need to reverse engineer it to use it.

> Also, we'd need to obtain an update to the license from nVidia so that
> the Linux/FreeBSD exception become Linux/FreeBSD/NetBSD exception.

I would prefer that somebody contants NVIDIA and ask them to do just that.

> Here is the license:
[...]
> 2.1.2 Linux/FreeBSD Exception. Notwithstanding the foregoing terms of
> Section 2.1.1, SOFTWARE designed exclusively for use on the Linux
> operating system may be copied and redistributed, provided that the
> binary files thereof are not modified in any way (except for
> uncompressing/compressing files).  SOFTWARE designed exclusively for use
> on the Linux Operating system but which has been authorized by NVIDIA
> for use on the FreeBSD Operating System may also be copied and
> redistributed, provided that the binary files thereof are not modified
> in any way (except for unzipping of compressed files).  

I guess uuencode counts as unmodified.

	Kind regards

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