Re: What is accepted into the standard kernel sources ?
Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Tue, 3 Feb 1998 17:10:30 +0000 (GMT)
> specifications. The driver - the part that interfaces between the
> Linux kernel and the library - is released under GPL. The library
> itself is not available in source form, but could be included with the
On the contrary. You can't GPL the driver as it is linked with a private
binary object file and violates the license of the GPL. After our discussion
I checked this viewpoint with several folks. Take it up with the FSF lawyer
if you dont like it.
Alan