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Re: NAND Flash device driver


Gary Thomas wrote:
> 
>>  - It has own ECC code (not from Linux and so not GPL-infected).
> 
> As Andrew has said, to really be useful, the ECC management must be
> compatible (if not borrowed from) Linux.

It cannot be borrowed from Linux as this would be fully GPLed. It would
have to be reimplemented (including definitions).

JFFS2 has the dual licence thing, but the rest of linux-mtd does not.

Jifl
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