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

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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




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