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

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Message-ID: <9e498b77-acfc-4aca-9734-16d5829518d4@tuxedocomputers.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 12:01:43 +0100
From: Werner Sembach <wse@...edocomputers.com>
To: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@...libre.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


Am 15.11.24 um 11:51 schrieb Uwe Kleine-König:
> 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.
Ofc I don't want to use NVIDIA's behavior as a blueprint, it was just to show 
where my misconception stems from.
>
> Best regards
> Uwe