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[Michel Salim]

David Ernst wrote:
>> Will be interesting to see the impact when they actually ban
>> non-GPL-compatible drivers from the kernel entirely.
>>     
>
> Who is "they"?  And how does one ban something from software libre?  
>
>   
Kernel developers. It has not happened yet, but the idea kept getting
brought up so it's probably going to be done eventually:

http://lwn.net/Articles/215075/

And no, there's nothing stopping you from compiling your own kernel with
the GPL-only restriction disabled. Or get your binary driver's kernel
glue to lie about its license (though the latter would be illegal to
distribute)

-- 
Michel