Re: [PATCH] USB: mark USB drivers as being GPL only

[Marcel Holtmann]

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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