Re: Kernel modules under new copyleft licence : (was Re: [PATCH v2] module.h: add copyleft-next >= 0.3.1 as GPL compatible)

[Richard Fontana]

On Tue, Aug 09, 2016 at 09:04:35PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> Outside of the "derivative work" GPL clause they don't quite look
> compatible to me as a non-lawyer (eg the definition of "source code"
> looks to differ on scripts etc).

The clause that permits derived works to be licensed under the GPL is
all that's needed for GPL compatibility (in the sense that combined
works of GPL-licensed and copyleft-next-licensed code can be licensed
under the GPL without imposition of any additional restrictions on
downstream recipients).

Richard