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SubjectRe: MODULE_LICENSE usage
> My company has been given documentation and the library source under
> the terms of an NDA with the chipset manufacturer. We are permitted
> to compile the library and distribute the resultant binary blob, but
> not release the source to the library.
>
> The binary blob is linked into the driver we have written. We don't
> distribute this compiled module, customers are given the driver source
> and the library blob, which they compile themselves.

So you distribute a kernel derived work without following the GPL. I hope
you've discussed that with your legal team in depth.
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