linux-kernel - Re: incorrect taint of ndiswrapper

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Message-ID: <20061027005751.GU27968@stusta.de>
Date:	Fri, 27 Oct 2006 02:57:51 +0200
From:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>
To:	Sven-Haegar Koch <haegar@...net.de>
Cc:	Pavel Roskin <proski@....org>, Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: incorrect taint of ndiswrapper

On Fri, Oct 27, 2006 at 01:36:41AM +0200, Sven-Haegar Koch wrote:
> On Fri, 27 Oct 2006, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> 
> >On Thu, Oct 26, 2006 at 06:29:53PM -0400, Pavel Roskin wrote:
> >>Anyway, I don't think it's relevant to ndiswrapper.
> >>...
> >
> >All non-GPL'ed modules are in a grey area, and the question isn't
> >whether it's black or white but how light or dark the grey is...
> 
> ndiswrapper is GPL, but is (with the current code) not allowed to use the 
> gpl-only'ed symbols.

ndiswrapper is mostly a compatility layer for linking non-GPL'ed code 
into the kernel.

This is really a grey area, and the legal status might depend on the 
jurisdiction and the judge.

Considering the vivid "cease and desist" business in Germany, I wouldn't 
be surprised if some day someone would start sending "cease and desist" 
letters against mirrors in Germany distributing code in this grey 
area...

> c'ya
> sven

cu
Adrian

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