Re: [PATCH] USB: mark USB drivers as being GPL only

David Newall
2008-02-05T11:33:26Z

Pekka Enberg writes:
> I think you're missing my point: as long as the license stays the way
> it is now, you can never distribute proprietary code unless you've
> consulted a lawyer and even then you run the risk of being sued for
> infringement if the copyright holder thinks what you have is derived
> work.

Yes I can, if the proprietary code is not linked with GPL code (and the
proprietary code is original). Loadable modules are not linked. This is a
very clear-cut case.