Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1762816AbXHFKlQ (ORCPT ); Mon, 6 Aug 2007 06:41:16 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1750797AbXHFKlE (ORCPT ); Mon, 6 Aug 2007 06:41:04 -0400 Received: from py-out-1112.google.com ([64.233.166.179]:56099 "EHLO py-out-1112.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750763AbXHFKlB (ORCPT ); Mon, 6 Aug 2007 06:41:01 -0400 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:sender:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references:x-google-sender-auth; b=iiX8V/jTkmM5yoRq3pDJcS1seRjwYzII4BJDHnS7GcomjDLq7Pke7hbwfbPBEqaVHzqiIDRXoroH8fW+Q6hXx3MYIiPE+ZI2aMCr2vkDkjAwAJMZ+m9X5E8fgZw70i7+8NzPgKZzVTTPhA176CoS61wzFTs67hoMcTSMFxJlI8A= Message-ID: <3efb10970708060341s65c53a8bk81a99ce615b668fb@mail.gmail.com> Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 12:41:00 +0200 From: "Remy Bohmer" To: "Nathan Williams" Subject: Re: MODULE_LICENSE usage Cc: linux-kernel In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: X-Google-Sender-Auth: 303a00f76dd55084 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1503 Lines: 40 Hello Nathan, There has been a lot of discussion about this in the past. Read for example this thread: http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/12/13/370 This will probably clears some things up. Remy 2007/8/6, Nathan Williams : > 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, so that others are free to distribute and modify the driver. > After asking the FSF for advice and working through their FAQ, I've > given permission for the binary library file to be used with the GPL > source code and be re-distributed with it. > > I would like to know if I'm permitted to use MODULE_LICENSE("GPL") in my module. > > Additionally, I'm unsure of what is the meaning of > > "GPL and additional rights" [GNU Public License v2 rights and more] > > Is it correct to say that my driver is licensed under GPL with > additional rights to use the binary library file? > > 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/ > - 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/