On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 10:49 PM, Raj Kumar wrote:
> Hi,
>
> ok thats great. But kernel code will go under GPL but user space code will
> not.
>
> But again question is if the kernel side driver is released under GPL, then do
>
> we need to follow coding styles like /linuxsrc/Documentation/Coding
On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 8:49 AM, Raj Kumar wrote:
> Hi,
>
> ok thats great. But kernel code will go under GPL but user space code will
> not.
Be careful about the "derivative works" part, if your userspace is tied
very closely to kernelspace, then both need to have the same license.
A lawyer can
Hi,
ok thats great. But kernel code will go under GPL but user space code will not.
But again question is if the kernel side driver is released under GPL, then do
we need to follow coding styles like /linuxsrc/Documentation/CodingStyle?
regards
Raj
On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 5:28 PM, Greg KH wro
On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 8:21 AM, Raj Kumar wrote:
> Ok. thats great. because i was thinking if we have proprietary driver whose
> some parts are under GPL and some parts under proprietary license,
Wait right there. You can not have such a thing, that violates the
GPL, so it is impossible, sorry.
Ok. thats great. because i was thinking if we have proprietary driver whose
some parts are under GPL and some parts under proprietary license, then
it means GPL does not enforce any coding standards so then proprietary
license company can define its code style for its driver code but not strictly
a
On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 2:39 AM, Raj Kumar wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have question regarding coding standards for drivers. I know that
> kernel code follows the coding standard
> defined by Kernelsrc/Documentation/CodingStyle.
>
> But if we have to release the code (drivers) under GPL license, Does
> GPL
Hi,
I have question regarding coding standards for drivers. I know that
kernel code follows the coding standard
defined by Kernelsrc/Documentation/CodingStyle.
But if we have to release the code (drivers) under GPL license, Does
GPL License forces the coding styles as per
Kernelsrc/Documentation/