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#302
From the NeoPwn store (emphasis mine):
Those that choose to support this project with the Amazon purchase will personally receive a unique download link of the control panel ui and a binary patched, injection driver for wl1251, repository access, private Redmine project (wiki, forum, bug tracker) access, and filesystem image. The driver patches will be released as soon as the goal is met for covering the expenses for the development, which totals 1350 EUR.
Since they're referring to it as a patched driver, not a newly written one, it seems like it uses GPLed code from wl12xx; if this is the case, I don't see how a binary release without accompanying source (assuming they don't get 1350EUR by the 28th) is legally possible. I hope I'm just misunderstanding something...

I certainly don't mind people trying to make a buck to recover their development costs, or even to profit beyond that -- but you've gotta do it legally. I had already preordered a microSD, with the assumption that driver source would be included, but at this point I'm not going to repreorder or donate until this legal issue is clarified.
 

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