Dear All,
I have a small doubt about the GPL and NON GPL version modules.
If I have a module called module A which uses the GPL code and module B
uses the NON GPL (proprietary) code. If the module A depends on module
B, is it possible to load these modules?
Will it be violating any GPL Rules?
Regards,
Srinivas G
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>If I have a module called module A which uses the GPL code and module B
>uses the NON GPL (proprietary) code. If the module A depends on module
>B, is it possible to load these modules?
>
Technically yes.
>Will it be violating any GPL Rules?
>
[ big IANAL sticker ]
More or less. If my understanding of the GPL is correct, the "combined"
thing (the kernel machinery, as in: the contents of your RAM) becomes GPL.
But since proprietary code involved, it's gets a hell lot more complicated,
since, obviously, you can't just GPLize proprietary code of others.
Jan Engelhardt
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