Re: [PATCH] Blacklist binary-only modules lying about their license

[Valdis . Kletnieks]

On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 14:17:06 PDT, Junio C Hamano said:

> under GPL, but even if it did, I do not think they have any
> obligation to give us the source.  GPL says "You may do such and
> such provided if you do so and so" but that is all about the
> Licensee.  It does not talk anything about what the copyright
> holder may, may not, nor must do :).

Remember however that it's *really* difficult to create a kernel module
that's not a derivative work of the kernel - and for *that* side of
the fence, they are indeed a licensee of the kernel source tree, not
the copyright holder of their code....

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