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From: "Henning P. Schmiedehausen" <hps@intermeta.de>
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Subject: Re: feature request - why not make netif_rx() a pointer?
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Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> writes:

>> Not putting an export into the source or exporting GPL_ONLY symbols
>> won't hinder anyone. Because putting the hooks into a GPL source and
>> then releasing the result (code + hooks) under GPL is perfectly legal.

>Not according to lawyers

"The kernel source code + hooks under GPL" definitely are.

"The kernel source code + hooks + binary modules" are doubtful, correct.

Sorry, my wording wasn't clear.

	Regards
		Henning


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