On Sun, 25 May 2008 04:00:28 +0200 Domenico Andreoli <cavokz at gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I have some shining boards based on Techwell TW6802 and a "working" > V4L2 driver provided by the producer. Ah.. I have also the specs of > those TW6802 chips. Everything has been purchased by my employer. > > Now I am eager to publish everything but I can't right now. My employer > would not understand and I would be in a difficult position. He already > knows that those drivers are based on GPL software and then _are_ GPL > at all the effects but he still needs to completely understand how it > works. Those guys are always happy to use Linux for free but at the > time of giving anything back... > > To make the long story short, I want to rewrite them. So, how do > you judge my (legal) position? Yes, you are not a lawyer but I would > appreciate any related advice anyway ;) I think this will depend if you have a signed NDA or not, and what are their terms. Better to consult a lawyer ;) > Since I am a kernel newbie I am expecting to receive lots of "leave > V4L2 to expert coders..." but I will try anyway. You are warned :) Just do your work and submit us the code. We'll analyse it and point for issues, if needed ;) If you have any doubts about V4L2, I can help you. Please, always c/c v4l ML when submitting your driver[1]. You may also c/c other lists, like LKML. This will allow people to review it. [1] video4linux-list at redhat.com Cheers, Mauro
