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Re: generic 802.11 stack

To: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: generic 802.11 stack
From: mcgrof@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Luis R. Rodriguez)
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 23:17:32 -0400
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On Tue, Sep 14, 2004 at 11:05:45PM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 14, 2004 at 11:02:11PM -0400, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> > I proposed dual licensing not to specifically allow clear compatibility
> > among linux and the BSDs on the 802.11 work, but to allow BSDers to do
> > whatever they want with what we come up with -- help with code sharing.
> 
> 
> Overall, He Who Writes The Code Gets To Choose.
> 
> My own personal opinion is that the BSD license goes against the stated
> spirit of Linux -- contribute back.  But that's just me.
> 

Agreed -- but in this case I feel we're the bigger crowd so I wanted to
address to the *author* that I feel we should be considerate to the BSD
crowd.

        Luis

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