linux-kernel - Re: MODULE

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Message-ID: <20070807161755.28e50234@the-village.bc.nu>
Date:	Tue, 7 Aug 2007 16:17:55 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	"Nathan Williams" <ngwilliams@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: 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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