On 9 Jun, Mark R. Bowyer scribbled:
->
-> >From: "Rusty Ballinger" <rusty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
->
-> >Keep in mind that the imon code is GPL'd--although I've watched "Ally
MacBeal"
-> >enough times to consider myself well-versed in legal issues, I missed the
-> >episode where they talked about whether you had to make your kernel
available
-> >under the GPL in order to link with a kernel module containing/derived from
-> >GPL'd code.
->
->
-> My understanding is that it would force the person who developed the
Solaris
-> module to release it under the GPL, but since it would be a separate piece
of
-> software from the Solaris kernel (aren't loadable modules great?), and
since the
-> person writing it wouldn't be doing so under the control of Sun
Microsystems
-> Inc. (though I don't actually think that matters), that would be all. No
need
-> to GPL the whole source. Though of course we do actually give fairly
"open"
-> access to our source for Solaris 8... ;O)
->
-> I'm discussing porting the kernel module with some colleagues with more
-> experience of this stuff, but no promises. It would be cool to get it
working
-> though ;O)
alternatively you could write somehting that exports the same
device-level interface as imon yourselves form scratch and thus not
have any legal issues :)
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