Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:06:40 -0800 (PST) | From | Linus Torvalds <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2.6.25] module: allow ndiswrapper to use GPL-only symbols |
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On Fri, 29 Feb 2008, Chris Friesen wrote: > > But the GPL only applies to derivative works. Given that ndiswrapper loads > binaries designed for another OS, doesn't that mean that it is unlikely that > the binaries would be impacted by the GPL?
But that's what GPLONLY means.
What's so hard to understand? The driver may not be a derivative work, but it sure as hell isn't GPL'd.
So stop blathering. ndiswrapper has one purpose, and one purpose only: to load non-GPL'd code. So OF COURSE it shouldn't touch GPLONLY functions.
Linus
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