linux-kernel - Re: rt73usb: support for wireless in Kohjinsha subnotebook

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Date:	Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0200
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Daniel Hazelton <dhazelton@...er.net>
Cc:	Ivo van Doorn <ivdoorn@...il.com>, Dan Williams <dcbw@...hat.com>,
	Luis Correia <luis.f.correia@...il.com>,
	kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, rt2400-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	mwallis@...ialmonkey.com
Subject: Re: rt73usb: support for wireless in Kohjinsha subnotebook

Hi!

> > > Yes, I'm quite sure. There's MODULE_LICENCE("GPL"), IIRC.
> >
> > That doesn't say much, some manufacturers add that line to their driver
> >  just to prevent the module loader complaining about a non-GPL driver...
> >
> > There should be a copyright notice or a license file accompanied with
> > the driver that clearly states the license of the driver.
> 
> Lacking an explicitly stated license it can be argued that, since the 
> MODULE_LICENSE() macro is meant to define the actual license on the code, 
> this code is GPL. No, it isn't an explicit definition, but lacking any other 
> signs of the license, the implicit declaration of it being GPL is (or should 
> be) enough to deflect charges of copyright infringement.

Yep, I believe this driver is GPLed. They published the source and
there's nothing to suggest otherwise, and there's explicit:

#define DRIVER_AUTHOR                   "Jeff Lee<YY_Lee@...c.com.tw>"
#define DRIVER_DESC                             "IS89C35 802.11bg WLAN USB Driver"
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");

 
									Pavel

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