Re: MODULE_LICENSE and EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL

Alan Cox
2001-10-21T15:41:18Z

> exclusive right granted to authors that is within Linus' legal power as holder
> of the Copyright to the kernel to grant or to restrict. Does Microsoft have
> a legal right to disallow any third-party drivers from
> registering themselves with the OS? Does Linus?

If they are derivative works - yes.