Marcel Holtmann wrote: > Hi David, > > >>> I think you're missing my point: as long as the license stays the way >>> it is now, you can never distribute proprietary code unless you've >>> consulted a lawyer and even then you run the risk of being sued for >>> infringement if the copyright holder thinks what you have is derived >>> work. >>> >> Yes I can, if the proprietary code is not linked with GPL code (and the >> proprietary code is original). Loadable modules are not linked. This is a >> very clear-cut case. >> > > that is not clear-cut case. You link at run-time. Otherwise the module > would do nothing.
That's why it's allowed. The module isn't linked when it's distributed, and the author doesn't do or cause the linking; the user does. And the user never distributes in the linked state. Distribution is key to GPL. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-usb" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
