linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2.6.25] module: allow ndiswrapper to use GPL-only symbols

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Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.1.00.0802290905240.17889@woody.linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:06:40 -0800 (PST)
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Chris Friesen <cfriesen@...tel.com>
cc:	Pavel Roskin <proski@....org>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Jon Masters <jcm@...masters.org>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.25] module: allow ndiswrapper to use GPL-only
 symbols



On Fri, 29 Feb 2008, Chris Friesen wrote:
>
> But the GPL only applies to derivative works.  Given that ndiswrapper loads
> binaries designed for another OS, doesn't that mean that it is unlikely that
> the binaries would be impacted by the GPL?

But that's what GPLONLY means.

What's so hard to understand? The driver may not be a derivative work, but 
it sure as hell isn't GPL'd. 

So stop blathering. ndiswrapper has one purpose, and one purpose only: to 
load non-GPL'd code. So OF COURSE it shouldn't touch GPLONLY functions.

		Linus
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