On Fri, Mar 28, 2003 at 06:21:40PM -0600, John Hasler wrote:
> Rudy writes:
> > But what about e.g. the non free nvidea drivers?  These do link with the
> > Linux kernel, and Linus doesn't mind.
>                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> Yes.  You _can_ link non-free code with GPL code as long as you have the
> permission of the copyright owner.

Yes, but I think in Linus' case he actually thinks it is better.

> You can also link non-GPL code with GPL code as long as the license on the
> non-GPL code does not impose additional restrictions.

Yes in deed.
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