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Message-ID: <47AB0A76.3000404@davidnewall.com> Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:11:10 +1030 From: David Newall <davidn@...idnewall.com> To: Marcel Holtmann <marcel@...tmann.org> CC: Pekka Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>, Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>, Christer Weinigel <christer@...nigel.se>, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] USB: mark USB drivers as being GPL only Marcel Holtmann wrote: > Hi David, > > >>> I think you're missing my point: as long as the license stays the way >>> it is now, you can never distribute proprietary code unless you've >>> consulted a lawyer and even then you run the risk of being sued for >>> infringement if the copyright holder thinks what you have is derived >>> work. >>> >> Yes I can, if the proprietary code is not linked with GPL code (and the >> proprietary code is original). Loadable modules are not linked. This is a >> very clear-cut case. >> > > that is not clear-cut case. You link at run-time. Otherwise the module > would do nothing. That's why it's allowed. The module isn't linked when it's distributed, and the author doesn't do or cause the linking; the user does. And the user never distributes in the linked state. Distribution is key to GPL. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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