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Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.apps Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!csus.edu!netcom.com!hasty From: hasty@netcom.com (Amancio Hasty Jr) Subject: Re: [available] sound applications: xboing, tracker and NetBSD-0.8.sound Message-ID: <hastyCE34rw.83A@netcom.com> Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest) References: <hastyCE0un7.8pA@netcom.com> <1993Sep27.222859.135@ieunet.ie> <TRI.93Sep28091222@beta.hut.fi> Distribution: inet Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1993 22:21:29 GMT Lines: 36 In article <TRI.93Sep28091222@beta.hut.fi> Timo.Rinne@hut.fi writes: >>>>>> jkh@whisker.lotus.ie said: >>> I am going to send e-mail to the author of the SB driver to get >>> clarification or permission to distribute a binary kernel with >>> his SB driver. Wish me luck :-) >>> >>> Amancio > >> I wish you luck, Amancio, but be warned that merely asking *him* for >> permission isn't going to save us, since it pretty much went out of >> his hands the minute he released it under the GPL! He can't tell you >> that it's OK for you to release a binary-only copy of his GPL'd >> driver; no one can. > >Of course he can grant additional permission to distribute his work if >he chooses to do so. Why couldn't he. It's his work and he can do >pretty much anything with it. This is my thinking not sure that if is still legal who knows. However, we are in touched with Steve and he is very friendly to our cause. So folks, hang in there and will let you know the final outcome. There is a great concern around my neighboord and people are planning to ban sound blaster cards for being too much fun: No skate boards, No Radios, No Sound Blasters :-) Have fun! Amancio -- This message brought to you by the letters X and S and the number 3 Amancio Hasty | Home: (415) 495-3046 | ftp-site depository of all my work: e-mail hasty@netcom.com | sunvis.rtpnc.epa.gov:/pub/386bsd/incoming