Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 27 Mar 2005 00:20:58 -0500 | From | Chuck Ebbert <> | Subject | Re: Can't use SYSFS for "Proprietry" driver modules !!!. |
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On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 at 10:28:28 -0800 Greg KH wrote:
> However, if you do wish to create a Linux driver, you _must_ abide by > the legal requirements of the kernel, which I feel, along with every IP > lawyer I have ever consulted, that it is not allowed to create a non-GPL > compatible kernel module.
Creating a non-GPL kernel module is perfectly legal.
Distributing that module to a third party may not be legal, though.
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