Networking :: lucent modem + Damn Small Linux

I recently read about Agere (formerly Lucent) not supporting linux drivers for fear of being sued. Here's one quote:

"a softmodem driver needs to contain proprietary code that would be in hardware (firmware) for a hardware modem. The FSF's license (GPL) requires anyone using any part of Linux code to make all derivative works available for free - Agere is concerned that making a Linux driver available without making the source freely available might result in FSF suing Agere. (FSF has sued a number of companies over such issues.)"

original here.