Messages in this thread | | | From | "Florian Schirmer" <> | Subject | Re: Linksys/Cisco GPL Violations | Date | Fri, 10 Oct 2003 16:18:58 +0200 |
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Hi,
> That is true, according to the GPL, _only_ if the modules are > distributed as separate works. If they are part of a collective work > which is based on the kernel (note, not a _derived_ work but a > _collective_ work) then they must be released under the terms of the > GPL.
Dont get me wrong. I agreee that there are still issues with the wireless driver. IMHO binary modules aren't legal at all. I just don't wanted to start the binary discussion and therefore posted the misleading statement.
Regards, Florian
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