[Arm-netbook] Mali-400 driver status

[Henrik Nordström]

tis 2011-12-27 klockan 00:34 +0000 skrev lkcl luke:

> > I know GPU drivers can be a big problem.
> 
>  yes.  fortunately, most of these qualify as "system libraries" and
> are thus exempt under the GPL.

Well, depends on who you ask.

Additionally the Linux kernel stance on shim drivers for closed source
userspace is that such drivers is not acceptable in the Linux kernel,
not strictly because of GPL but because of maintenance issues needing
non-free components to test the driver functions.

>  ok... wait... it says to _build_ a functional driver.
> 
>  however, that's already been done.

But still closed source, and probably without much of the other
freedoms.

What are the redistribution terms of a binary userspace driver built
from those sources?

Regards
Henrik