Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: Input on the Non-GPL Modules | Date | Sat, 20 Oct 2001 23:04:11 +0100 (BST) | From | Alan Cox <> |
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> What prevents the author of a non-GPL module who needs access to a > GPL-only symbol from writing a small GPLed module which imports the > GPL-only symbol (this is allowed, because the small module is GPL), > and exports a basically identical symbol without the GPL-only > restriction?
The fact that it ends up GPL'd to be linked (legal derivative work sense) to the GPL'd code so you can link it to either but not both at the same time - 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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