Creative releases Linux GPL X-Fi drivers (Fudzilla) [LWN.net]

Creative releases Linux GPL X-Fi drivers (Fudzilla)

Posted Nov 8, 2008 21:52 UTC (Sat) by drag (subscriber, #31333)
In reply to: Creative releases Linux GPL X-Fi drivers (Fudzilla) by Ed_L.
Parent article: Creative releases Linux GPL X-Fi drivers (Fudzilla)

> Totally ridiculous it may be, but as long as their EULA is not in total conflict with GPLv2 -- other than there being a EULA at all -- then its no doubt a typical case of someone not yet being completely clear on the concept, and trying to play it safe by what they understand to be their corporate rules. Corporate legal might also have been involved...

It doesn't matter if it's in conflict or not. It's their copyright and they are under absolutely no obligation to follow it or not.

Probably what has happened is that they have their website setup by default to issue a EULA for every download and the guy didn't want to bother putting a special exception in for the source code. Or they didn't think about it.

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I still remember driver for IBM Etherjet ISA

Posted Nov 9, 2008 0:49 UTC (Sun) by khim (subscriber, #9252) [Link]

It was probably first time I've downloaded "driver for Linux". Over 10 years ago. The driver was supplied as .exe file (for Windows, of course) which tried to create "driver floppy" when run (and failed under Wine). After some quest of finding the floppy and Windows system to run the stuff I've got it. The perfect "driver floppy" with .tar.gz file on it! EULA is obviously there for the same reason...