Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 11 Apr 2006 19:38:24 -0700 | From | "Joshua Hudson" <> | Subject | Re: GPL issues |
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On 4/11/06, David Weinehall <tao@acc.umu.se> wrote: > OK, simplified rules; if you follow them you should generally be OK: > > 1. Changes to kernel --> GPL > > 2. Kernel driver --> GPL > > 3. Userspace code that uses interfaces that was not exposed to userspace > before you change the kernel --> GPL (but don't do it; there's almost > always a reason why an interface is not exported to userspace) > > 4. Userspace code that only uses existing interfaces --> choose > license yourself (but of course, GPL would be nice...) > > 5. Userspace code that depends on interfaces you added to the kernel > --> consult a lawyer (if this interface is something completely new, > you can *probably* use your own license for the userland part; if the > interface is more or less a wrapper of existing functionality, GPL) > > And of course, I'm not a lawyer either... Excellent summary except for one case. Propriatary binary allowed in initramfs? Not that I care. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.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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