Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1762476AbXHFIVm (ORCPT ); Mon, 6 Aug 2007 04:21:42 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1759858AbXHFIVd (ORCPT ); Mon, 6 Aug 2007 04:21:33 -0400 Received: from sovereign.computergmbh.de ([85.214.69.204]:49201 "EHLO sovereign.computergmbh.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1759846AbXHFIVc (ORCPT ); Mon, 6 Aug 2007 04:21:32 -0400 Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 10:21:31 +0200 (CEST) From: Jan Engelhardt To: Nathan Williams cc: linux-kernel Subject: Re: MODULE_LICENSE usage In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1608 Lines: 47 On Aug 6 2007 17:53, Nathan Williams wrote: >Hi, > >I'm working on a driver for an ADSL modem which requires the use of a >binary library from the chipset manufacturer. All my source code is >GPL, [...] >I've given permission for the binary library file to be used with the GPL >source code and be re-distributed with it. > >Is it correct to say that my driver is licensed under GPL with >additional rights to use the binary library file? [ Obligatory IANAL sticker. ] Clear case for me IMHO. If your code is GPL (and which you emphasize with MODULE_LICENSE(GPL)) and then link in a binary blob, then the combined work becomes GPL, and you are required to hand out sources for it, including for the blob. I won't mention the gray possibilities because it is just evil in the first place to begin with. >Additionally, I'm unsure of what is the meaning of > >"GPL and additional rights" [GNU Public License v2 rights and more] I think (but I may be wrong) that e.g. "GPL+BSD" fall into this. (Which not change the fact that you are still obliged to comply with the GPL.) > >Thank you, >Nathan >- >To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in >the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org >More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > Jan -- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/