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* [http://www.linuxworld.com/community/?q=taxonomy/term/24 USB drivers going GPL-only in 2.6.25 (LinuxWorld)] | * [http://www.linuxworld.com/community/?q=taxonomy/term/24 USB drivers going GPL-only in 2.6.25 (LinuxWorld)] | ||
* [http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=782e70c6fc2290a0395850e8e02583b8b62264d8 the actual git commit] | * [http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=782e70c6fc2290a0395850e8e02583b8b62264d8 the actual git commit] | ||
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Revision as of 00:30, 22 April 2009
Contents
Legal Issues using Linux in embedded projects
The intricacies of using the GPL license have been hashed out repeatedly in many other forums. [references would be nice for major issues]
This page has a few specific issues relating to embedded use of Linux.
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL for kernel USB API
In January of 2008, Greg Kroah Hartman submitted a patch to change the core USB API to EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL. Here is some information about that change:
- USB: mark USB drivers as being GPL only (LWN.net)
- Linux 2.6.25 without Closed Source USB Drivers (Linux Magazine)
- USB drivers going GPL-only in 2.6.25 (LinuxWorld)
- the actual git commit