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Re: [rtl] license issue:
yodaiken@fsmlabs.com writes:
(as Stuart Hughes wrote before as well)
> It is widely acknowledged that binary only modules are acceptable in
> Linux. The GPL rules on "linking" are not terribly clear but even RMS
Absolutely
> agrees that binary only modules are permitted in for Linux.
> On Sat, Mar 11, 2000 at 12:14:17PM -0500, Norm Dresner wrote:
> > I concur. GPL requires complete disclosure of source code; LGPL allows you
> > to keep trade secrets.
> > >If I understand these licenses correctly, you can link against LGPL'ed
> > >code and keep your program closed - only the source of the library
> > >needs to be distributed (v.s.).
> > >Jochen
Well, of course now I have to concur :-)
The Linux kernel is handled in that special way.
Jochen
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