Re: [PATCH 0/2] module: Block modules by Tuxedo from accessing GPL symbols

[Werner Sembach]

Am 15.11.24 um 10:18 schrieb Greg KH:
> 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.
Then why does the proprietary NVIDIA driver exist?
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h