max at bruningsystems.com writes: > ON, I must do the former. What about making the wacom STREAMS module GPL? > I understand that OpenSolaris (i.e., Sun) cannot use this since then the > entire > kernel would have to use this license. But what about third party > kernel modules? > Can I use the LGPL license so that my module can be linked into the kernel?
I think asking a mailing list for legal advice is probably not a good idea. It should be fairly obvious that we could not have a position on what other parties do with property we don't own. I'm not a lawyer, nor is Alan, or are any of us *your* laywer, but since you ask, I'd say that you should be free to do whatever you want, as long as you comply with the terms of the applicable licenses. The one answer you've gotten is accurate: current ON policy does not permit the integration of GPL'd sources or binaries into the system kernel. What others may do is up to them. > On a side note, I tried to ignore most of the licensing discussions for > the past x years. > Now, I find that it actually may be important. What a PITA... I am > also worried that > someone is going to tell me to talk with a lawyer. I have no budget for > speaking > with lawyers at this time. It certainly is a PITA. One of the underlying legal principles that must be understood is that (essentially) anyone can sue anyone else at any time for any reason -- there's no curtain you can hide behind, at least in most countries. So, there's always risk in what you choose to do in life ... it's up to you to decide how you manage that risk. -- James Carlson, Solaris Networking <james.d.carlson at sun.com> Sun Microsystems / 35 Network Drive 71.232W Vox +1 781 442 2084 MS UBUR02-212 / Burlington MA 01803-2757 42.496N Fax +1 781 442 1677
