[Fsfe-france] Loadable Kernel Modules: Do they Violate the GPL?

[Stéphane Bortzmeyer]

Une étude très critique pour la FSF.

http://www.wasabisystems.com/gpl/lkm.html

As attorneys ourselves, we cannot find a coherent legal argument for
excluding LKMs from coverage. So why does the Free Software Foundation
tolerate them? Because of its dual interests. On the one hand, it
seeks to enforce the GPL. On the other hand, it seeks to promote the
use of free software such as Linux. Thus, its general counsel is
forced to admit of an exception that has no legal basis.