Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] USB: mark USB drivers as being GPL only | From | Marcel Holtmann <> | Date | Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:43:09 +0100 |
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Hi David,
> > I think you're missing my point: as long as the license stays the way > > it is now, you can never distribute proprietary code unless you've > > consulted a lawyer and even then you run the risk of being sued for > > infringement if the copyright holder thinks what you have is derived > > work. > > Yes I can, if the proprietary code is not linked with GPL code (and the > proprietary code is original). Loadable modules are not linked. This is a > very clear-cut case.
that is not clear-cut case. You link at run-time. Otherwise the module would do nothing.
Regards
Marcel
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