Kernel Programming Questions

[Vadim Klishko]

On Sunday, May 25, 2008 9:37 AM, Greg KH wrote:

> On Sun, May 25, 2008 at 09:40:32AM +0100, James Chapman wrote:
>> 
>> Is the optional "library" proprietary (binary only)? If so, think 
>> carefully about GPL implications. Adding a simple GPL driver to expose 
>> proprietary hooks isn't good...
> 
Yes, that was exactly the idea.

> It's not only, "not good", it's flat out illegal and violates the
> license of the kernel.  Do not do this at all if you are thinking you
> can keep something from being released under the GPL.
> 
I thought there was a legal way of doing it as described here:
http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLIncompatibleLibs

> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h