The Linux Kernel and Open Source Drivers

Posted by Erlik on Jul 23, 2009 7:23 PM EDT
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There has been a lot of talk about the Linux kernel and Open Source drivers this week. Most of it was about Microsoft that released drivers under the GPL V2 for inclusion in the Linux kernel. As pointed out by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols this was planned for a long time and will benefit Microsoft as much (if not more) than Linux. The only important thing this shows is that Microsoft is ready to embrace the GPL if it serves it's business interests. Much more interesting is the discussion on Phoronix about the case of the new VIA Chrome 9 DRM...

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