Messages in this thread |  | | Date | 19 Oct 2001 09:16:00 +0200 | From | (Kai Henningsen) | Subject | Re: MODULE_LICENSE and EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL |
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kaos@ocs.com.au (Keith Owens) wrote on 18.10.01 in <8658.1003375433@kao2.melbourne.sgi.com>:
> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() allows for new interfaces to be marked as only > available to modules with a GPL compatible license. This is > independent of the kernel tainting, but obviously takes advantage of > MODULE_LICENSE() strings.
Incidentally, an argument can be made that using EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL actually renders your code incompatible with the GPL, insofar as it violates the "additional restriction" clause. Which doesn't matter as long as it's *only* your code (author can always do different things), but *does* matter if you add *other* people's GPL code (such as the rest of the kernel), because it's *their* GPL that you're breaking ...
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