Re: Inaccurate reporting on GPL

[Arun Sharma <arun@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Jan 19, 2001 at 08:08:53PM +0530, Binand Raj S. wrote:
> So, how can an LKM, that links to the Linux kernel which is GPL'ed,
> can be not GPL'ed?  isn't that a violation of GPL?
> 
> IIRC, the OSS sound drivers were closed source. And Raju in his OP said
> that there are other closed source drivers for Linux.

Linus Torvalds has made an exception here. It's still possible that 
some other kernel contributor will sue the closed source guys.

Read some of Alan Cox's comments on LKML.

Linus rejects patches to linux kernel which add an API solely for
the sake of a closed source module. Linus and GPL world's primary
way of fighting closed source extensions is to not have a unchanging
API. It keeps moving all the time. While this meets certain political
goals, it also compromises some technical benefits.

	-Arun