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Old 15th January 2013, 22:58   #4  |  Link
JohnAStebbins
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Originally Posted by jkauff View Post
Reading the announcement on the Intel site, I got the impression that source code for the SDK was now available for download. I would think that allows for low-level access, but maybe not.
The "source code" is a very simple and small shim that can be "legally" linked in with GPL code. It dynamically looks up and loads the non-gpl MSDK lib and passes through calls to it. No new functionality or access to lower level features. IMO, it's flirting with the boundaries of gpl.
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