linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] module: Block modules by Tuxedo from accessing GPL symbols

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Message-ID: <y3lspnzleavkgvujrf66rly65yw3sskjomcvbginijgexaybys@bg53hyadhcbw>
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 11:51:13 +0100
From: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@...libre.com>
To: Werner Sembach <wse@...edocomputers.com>
Cc: Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, 
	Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>, tux@...edocomputers.com, Petr Pavlu <petr.pavlu@...e.com>, 
	Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>, Daniel Gomez <da.gomez@...sung.com>, 
	linux-modules@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
	Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@...mhuis.info>, Vinzenz Vietzke <vv@...edocomputers.com>, 
	Christoffer Sandberg <cs@...edo.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] module: Block modules by Tuxedo from accessing GPL
 symbols

Hello Werner,

On Fri, Nov 15, 2024 at 10:40:56AM +0100, Werner Sembach wrote:
> Then why does the proprietary NVIDIA driver exist?

Please don't use NVIDIA's behaviour as a blueprint for your actions.
INAL, but I would not recommend to deduce from "NVIDIA does it and
wasn't tried to stop" (for any value of "it") that "it" is legal, honest
and in line with the open source spirit.

Best regards
Uwe

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