[linux-dvb] Re: Proposal for new frontend architecture

[Holger Waechtler <holger@qanu.de>]

Wolfgang Wegner wrote:

> Hi,
> On Thu, Sep 23, 2004 at 01:39:55PM +0200, Holger Waechtler wrote:
>  
> > > I agree that the latter is not relevant, but the former might be
> > > nice for companys willing to adopt (parts of) linux-dvb for a
> > > commercial set-top-box development.
> > >      
> > Please respect the licenses, most of these drivers are GPL.
> >    
> Sorry if this was not clear.
> What we did at this (former) company was completely independent
> of linux-dvb, i just used it as an example because the application
> and problem was the same as here, and my above statement was only
> related to some occurences of questions on the list.
>
> I do think that also a commercial box could be based on
> linux-dvb - i hope that equipment manufacturers do think
> so, too.
>  
no, it's perfectly legal to use the linux-dvb code in commercial 
environments, you just need to respect the licenses -- copy'n'pasting 
the code into closed-source drivers or applications was not really the 
intention of the GPL.


> Sorry for getting off-topic, but wanted to make this clear.
>  
no problem.

Holger