On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 5:34 PM, LKomz Komz <lkomz101@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > All, > I ve written a Kernel mode driver, which I want to maintain the copyright > of. If you look through the kernel source, there are thousands of individual copyright holders. Each for their own little contribution. > But the LICENSE "GPL" is required in order to avoid a "Tainted Kernel" > warning. True > But "GPL" would allow the code to be used and edited without restraint. > Is there any work around? True, except as non-copyright holders all derivations must still be GPL. As the copyright holder, you could release a commercial version. ie. You could take your module and use it to create true Linux driver for HP-UX as an example, then sell that driver commercially. Only the copyright holder can do that. > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > Cheers! > Lkomz. I think you have it right. That is why many people call the GPL a virus itself. ie. It moves from the original code into any code it comes in contact with. Maybe you need to consider using BSD instead? The BSD license is more liberal in allowing commercial code to be grafted on. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSD_licenses Greg -- Greg Freemyer Head of EDD Tape Extraction and Processing team Litigation Triage Solutions Specialist http://www.linkedin.com/in/gregfreemyer Preservation and Forensic processing of Exchange Repositories White Paper - <http://www.norcrossgroup.com/forms/whitepapers/tng_whitepaper_fpe.html> The Norcross Group The Intersection of Evidence & Technology http://www.norcrossgroup.com -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
