Licensing of IS89C35 WLAN USB driver [was Re: rt73usb: support forwireless in Kohjinsha subnotebook]

From: Pavel Machek
Date: Tue Oct 30 2007 - 07:22:21 EST


Hi!

You are listed as author of IS89C35 802.11bg WLAN USB Driver. That
driver has clear MODULE_LICENSE("GPL") tag, but not other notices.

Is it safe to assume whole sources are to be distributed under GPLv2?
(Or is it GPLv2 or later?)
Pavel

> > there's nothing to suggest otherwise, and there's explicit:
> >
> > #define DRIVER_AUTHOR "Jeff Lee<YY_Lee@xxxxxxxxxxx>"
> > #define DRIVER_DESC "IS89C35 802.11bg WLAN USB Driver"
> > MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
>
> So what about contacting the vendor and asking?

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