linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] USB: mark USB drivers as being GPL only

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Message-ID: <20080203231530.GB15692@kroah.com>
Date:	Sun, 3 Feb 2008 15:15:30 -0800
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Christer Weinigel <christer@...nigel.se>
Cc:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] USB: mark USB drivers as being GPL only

On Sun, Feb 03, 2008 at 06:04:24PM +0100, Christer Weinigel wrote:
> Pekka Enberg wrote:
>> Why are we discussing this again? The Linux kernel is distributed
>> under the GPLv2 and even though there are some legal gray areas
>> regarding derived work (think nvidia and ati binary blobs here), the
>> license is not friendly towards proprietary drivers at all.
>
> Why?  Because it is a gray area.

No, it really is not a gray area at all, especially when you are writing
a new driver for Linux.  Go talk to a lawyer if you want the details.

thanks,

greg k-h
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