Re: symbol_get()/symbol_put() ?

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On Mon, 2005-03-07 at 14:24 -0600, Timur Tabi wrote:
> Dominick - wrote:
> > I have run into problem with symbol_get().
> > This function is GPL-exported and not available to
> > non-GPL modules. My module is non-GPL. But the weird
> > part is that symbol_put() is generic (or non-GPL)
> > 
> > So is there anything I can do to work around this?
> 
> I haven't tried this myself, but I think it should work.
> 
> Create another module, call it M2.  M1 is your non-GPL module.  M2 has 
> an exported function called my_symbol_get() that is just a front-end for 
> symbol_get().

btw this is a technical means to evade a license enforcement and may
well run afoul of the DMCA laws in the united states.

also the intent is clear and thus is probably going to land you in a lot
more legal trouble than having just a binary module.



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