Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 04 Feb 2008 01:42:13 +1030 | From | David Newall <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] USB: mark USB drivers as being GPL only |
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Greg KH wrote: > It comes down to the simple fact, if you wish to use Linux, abide by the > license it comes under. To do otherwise is both disenginous and > illegal[1]. By the way, I'm almost certain that the COPYING file is the first, last and only document specifying licence conditions, and nothing in that prevents a proprietary driver from including a patch that, for example, globally replaces ALL GPL-only symbols by the less restrictive ones. In fact, you'd be in a bit of strife down under if you tried to say otherwise. We've got quite strong consumer protection laws down here. You're just not allowed to claim additional licence conditions based on source code commentary.
It's just games and hot air, isn't it?
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