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From: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
To: Phil Perry <phil@elrepo.org>
Cc: torvalds@linux-foundation.org, kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org
Subject: Re: kernel modules, derived work and GPLv2
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2023 17:06:49 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <2023071236-reverse-lingo-c89c@gregkh> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <9f94a219-9273-c295-e3a1-04b7aa2bd1c9@elrepo.org>

On Wed, Jul 12, 2023 at 03:56:40PM +0100, Phil Perry wrote:
> Hello list,
> 
> I am seeking to fully understand my obligations under the GPL regarding
> kernel modules, derived works and requirements to distribute the source
> code.

Wonderful.  Please contact a lawyer about this if you have questions
about this type of thing, as they are the only ones that can give you
legal advice.

Best of luck!

greg k-h

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  reply	other threads:[~2023-07-12 15:07 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-07-12 14:56 kernel modules, derived work and GPLv2 Phil Perry
2023-07-12 15:06 ` Greg KH [this message]
2023-07-12 15:58 ` Ezra Buehler

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