Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: ndiswrapper and GPL-only symbols redux | From | Xavier Bestel <> | Date | Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:11:13 +0100 |
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On Wed, 2008-02-06 at 12:50 +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote: > The Linux kernel is licenced under the GPLv2. > > Ndiswrapper loads and executes code with not GPLv2 compatible > licences > in a way in the kernel that might be considered similar to a GPLv2'ed > userspace program dlopen() a dynamic library file with a not GPLv2 > compatible licence. > > IANAL, but I do think there might be real copyright issues with > ndiswrapper.
There are issue as soon as ndiswrapper loads a proprietary NDIS. But a system with just ndiswrapper loaded shouldn't be tainted.
Xav
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