On Thu, Nov 14, 2024 at 11:31:34AM +0100, Uwe Kleine-König wrote:
> Tuxedo licenses the modules used on their hardware under GPLv3+, to
> "keep control of the upstream pacing" – and want to re-license the code
> while upstreaming.
>
> They were asked to then at least not use MODULE_LICENSE("GPL") which
> declares compatibility to the kernel's GPLv2. They accepted the pull
> request and shortly after reverted the change and so continue to lie
> about the license.
>
> So teach the module loader that these modules are proprietary despite
> their declaration to be GPLv2 compatible "until the legal stuff is
> sorted out".
>
> Link: https://gitlab.com/tuxedocomputers/development/packages/tuxedo-drivers/-/commit/a8c09b6c2ce6393fe39d8652d133af9f06cfb427
> Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-König <ukleinek@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
