Does Linux violate the GPL? : gnu
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I’d love to hear what people here think of this. I hate proprietary kernel modules, I’m sure most people here do too, so do you think there is legal ground to force proprietary module vendors to release their source code?

  • marmulak
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    4 years ago

    My assumption is that it’s not a violation because the module’s code doesn’t contain GPL code but interfaces with the kernel (another program) that is GPL. As long as the sources don’t mix it shouldn’t be an issue, but then I’m not sure about the full technical details.