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RE: making a non-GPLed module
- To: <linux-il(at-nospam)linux.org.il>
- Subject: RE: making a non-GPLed module
- From: "Gilad Ben-Yossef" <gilad(at-nospam)benyossef.com>
- Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 12:00:21 +0200
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- In-Reply-To: <m34rngayrd.fsf@hedwig.data-zoo.com>
- Sender: linux-il-bounce(at-nospam)cs.huji.ac.il
> At this point I have a follow-up question. Assume for now that a
> binary-only module without modification of the kernel itself is OK.
> Is it equally (read: to the same degree) OK to modify the kernel to
> work with my module, and to release the patch to the kernel under GPL,
> keeping the module closed?
No, it's not OK. That's what MOSIX wanted to do and was asked not to by the powers that be.
Gilad.
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