Hi, Greg and Patrick!
On Wed, 2 Feb 2005, Greg KH wrote:
On Wed, Feb 02, 2005 at 03:23:30PM -0800, Patrick Mochel wrote:
What is wrong with creating a (GPL'd) abstraction layer that exports symbols to the proprietary modules?
Ick, no!
Please consult with a lawyer before trying this. I know a lot of them consider doing this just as forbidden as marking your module MODULE_LICENSE("GPL"); when it really isn't.
There will be a GPL'd layer, and it's likely that sysfs interaction will be on the GPL'd side anyway, for purely technical reasons. But it does feel like circumvention of the limitations set in the kernel. I thought it would be polite to ask the developers to lift those limitations, considering that they seem unfair and inconsistent with the stated purpose of EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL.
Sorry for using my gnu.org address. I'll use my rajant.com address for further questions about that project.
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