Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 15 Feb 2007 20:27:37 +0100 (CET) | From | Geert Uytterhoeven <> | Subject | Re: GPL vs non-GPL device drivers |
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On Thu, 15 Feb 2007, v j wrote: > So far I have heard nothing but, "if you don't contribute, screw you." > All this is fine. Just say so. Make it black and white. Make it > perfectly clear what is and isn't legal. If we can't load proprietary
What's legal depends on the law. What's moral depends on...
> modules, then so be it. It will help everybody if this is out in the > clear, instead of resorting to stupid half measures like > EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL.
Personally, I see no real difference between EXPORT_SYMBOL and EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL. If you derive from GPL'ed code, your code is a derived work.
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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