linux-kernel - Re: MODULE_LICENSE("GPL")??

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Date:	Fri, 3 Aug 2012 14:29:23 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	dmarkh@....rr.com
Cc:	Chris Friesen <chris.friesen@...band.com>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: MODULE_LICENSE("GPL")??

> assumption that that actually meant they were NOT using GPL symbols.

All symbols in the Linux kernel are to GPL code and all linking dynamic
or otherwise is subject to the GPL licence. That is you need to be able
to show anything non-free linked with it such as a kernel module is not a
derivative work.

Alan
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