On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 1:54 PM, Balaji<[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I apologize for cross posting here and in android platforms group as I > didnt know which one is the right one for this query.
The correct one is to contact your legal department and ask them this, why are you trusting some random programmers with legal questions? > I am working on developing a kenrel module for netfilter to do some > packet filtering/mangling for android phones. I am a newbie to Android > and on listening to the "Anatomy & Physiology of an Android" video > presentation by Patrick Brady, a question popped up. He was saying > that anying going on the kernel layer should be GPL meaning the source > should be opened up. That is correct. > 1) Does it mean that if I want something to run on the kernel space, I > will have to share my source? Yes, you must abide with the GPL, version 2, and all of the terms described in it. > 2) More specifically, would netfilter modules source need to be shared > and not kept as proprietary? They need to be released under the GPLv2. good luck, greg k-h --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ unsubscribe: [email protected] website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-kernel -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
