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This makes it harder to >> + consume, although it is always possible to compile it from the source code. > > To be precise, there is no legal restriction here. Maybe something that describes > why the process is awkward. > > * It is out-of-tree Linux kernel module which makes updating and distributing the > driver more difficult. Most users end up building the KNI driver from source > which requires the packages and tools to build kernel modules. ack, I will use above paragraph