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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... Regards: David Weinehall -- /) David Weinehall <tao@acc.umu.se> /) Northern lights wander (\ // Maintainer of the v2.0 kernel // Dance across the winter sky // \) http://www.acc.umu.se/~tao/ (/ Full colour fire (/ - 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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