Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2.6.25] module: allow ndiswrapper to use GPL-only symbols | From | Pavel Roskin <> | Date | Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:13:34 -0500 |
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On Fri, 2008-02-29 at 12:28 -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote: > > On Fri, 29 Feb 2008, Pavel Roskin wrote: > > > > This still leaves us with the workqueue interface: > > > > __create_workqueue_key > > destroy_workqueue > > flush_workqueue > > queue_work > > Hmm. Personally, I don't see those as being a big issue, but they've been > marked GPL-only for a long while. > > The thing is, I personally don't mind, and I think "derived code" is what > matters, but others disagree, and quite frankly, I'm not going to force > them - I have my _personal_ beliefs, but hey, others have theirs. > > So you really need to talk to not me, but to the people who actually wrote > and maintain that code.
As far as I can tell, those people have never tried to prevent ndiswrapper from using their code. Both times ndiswrapper was prevented from using GPLONLY symbols, it was done unintentionally.
> When they come back and say "yeah, we think > ndiswrapper is a special case and we're ok with it", I'll happily either > mark those things non-GPL or just mark ndiswrapper special in the module > loader again.
OK, I'll keep it in mind in case such approach actually becomes necessary.
-- Regards, Pavel Roskin
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