Hi Greg, On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 12:20 AM, Greg KH <greg@kroah.com> wrote:
On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 11:42:36PM +0530, Shreyansh Jain wrote:
Hi Greg
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Why not ask the authors of that code? As it is closed source, they are the only ones that can legally help you out.
Well, I have not considered asking the authors because I have the code, I can successfully compile it and then, unable to link to the kernel because of a missing function which is present in another module and exported in the kernel.
Wait, why ask some random people instead of the people who can actually fix the problem for you (i.e. the authors of the code?)
Yes, this driver might not be GPL'd, but I certainly have its code.
Yes, but note that just because you have the code, that doesn't mean that anyone else has the rights to change it (including you), or help you out. Please read the license for what you have before making assumptions.
Right, I understand your point and apologize for being callous enough pertaining to the licensing issues. Actually, I just went ahead and read the license terms and (as far as what I can make sense of the legal language) it doesn't restrict changes in the code until and unless I am not distributing it and not breaking any IEEE standard compatibility (once again, in case distributing it with a broadcom device). Nevertheless, I will try and search for correct people to answer this or reframe the question in more generic terms if problem still persists. Thanks for correcting me!
best of luck,
greg k-h
- Shreyansh