Microsoft Linux code originally violated GPL

Courtesy Linux Today  Fri, 07/24/2009 - 09:33

IT Wire: "The driver code that Microsoft contributed to the Linux kernel this week was originally in violation of the GPL, a post by Stephen Hemminger, an engineer with open source vendor Vyatta, says."

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