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Why exactly does USB need to only export for GPL?Why exactly does USB need to only export for GPL?Posted Feb 19, 2006 7:25 UTC (Sun) by miallen (guest, #10195)Parent article: EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL_FUTURE() Current plans call for making the core USB subsystem GPL-only in early 2008. The argument here is that this subsystem has changed greatly over time, and that it is possible to create full-speed USB drivers in user space. What does a changing API have to do with licensing? Man I hope the kernel guys don't end up like the debian people with their psycho political religion. Mike
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Why exactly does USB need to only export for GPL? Posted Feb 21, 2006 19:08 UTC (Tue) by mepr (guest, #4819) [Link] It is that, as noted above, the usual policy is that any symbol that was previously tolerating non-gpl code will not have its status changed. Therefore if the interface has changed, there is the opportunity to restrict the functionality available to non-gpl modules without violating that rule.MEPr
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