On Thu, 16 Apr 2020 17:06:46 +0000, Geva, Erez wrote: > While the Kernel is under GPL 2. > The headers and system call are under exception, so user can use the > Kernel with non GPL code. But any changes or addition to the kernel > itself should be GPL 2.
This is very different. The Linux kernel is supposed to run any kind of programs under various licenses. Linux PTP is not a generic mechanism intended to run other software. [Slightly off topic: Moreover, the kernel has a strict boundary (uAPI) between its internals and the user space programs. It's so strictly defined that it does not require LGPL but instead is covered by a GPL exception. That is different to libraries. In fact, the kernel uAPI is more close to stuff like RPC or REST API than to libraries.] > The exception means that any code that is part of the LinuxPTP must > be coverd by GPL. > > But user may embedded a library in their non GPL application and > communicate with the ptp4l. > > Do you have another suggestion? Why can't those applications that use parts of linuxptp code be licensed under GPL? That seems like a win for everybody. Jiri _______________________________________________ Linuxptp-devel mailing list Linuxptp-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linuxptp-devel
