linux-kernel - Re: MODULE

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Date:	Mon, 6 Aug 2007 10:21:31 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...putergmbh.de>
To:	Nathan Williams <ngwilliams@...il.com>
cc:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: MODULE_LICENSE usage


On Aug 6 2007 17:53, Nathan Williams wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I'm working on a driver for an ADSL modem which requires the use of a
>binary library from the chipset manufacturer.  All my source code is
>GPL, [...]
>I've given permission for the binary library file to be used with the GPL
>source code and be re-distributed with it.
>
>Is it correct to say that my driver is licensed under GPL with
>additional rights to use the binary library file?

[ Obligatory IANAL sticker. ]

Clear case for me IMHO. If your code is GPL (and which you emphasize
with MODULE_LICENSE(GPL)) and then link in a binary blob, then the
combined work becomes GPL, and you are required to hand out sources for
it, including for the blob.

I won't mention the gray possibilities because it is just evil in the
first place to begin with.

>Additionally, I'm unsure of what is the meaning of
>
>"GPL and additional rights"     [GNU Public License v2 rights and more]

I think (but I may be wrong) that e.g. "GPL+BSD" fall into this. (Which
not change the fact that you are still obliged to comply with the GPL.)

>
>Thank you,
>Nathan
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