Re: [PATCH 0/2] module: Block modules by Tuxedo from accessing GPL symbols
From: Greg KH
Date: Fri Nov 15 2024 - 04:19:19 EST
On Fri, Nov 15, 2024 at 10:00:23AM +0100, Werner Sembach wrote:
> I guess what I try to convince you and others is that we _are_ taking Open
> Source licenses seriously, but still there are mistakes to be made,
> especially with complex projects like the Linux kernel, e.g. I'm not aware
> of any other project that uses a similar construct to
> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL()/MODULE_LICENSE().
The Linux kernel is very simple from a license point of view, your code
has to be GPLv2 compatible. That's it, nothing complex or odd about
that at all.
thanks,
greg k-h