Re: [chrony-users] PPS GPIO polling driver license

[Bill Unruh <unruh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Also the program itself states

"/*
 * pps-gpio-poll.c -- PPS client driver using GPIO (polling mode)
 *
 *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
 *   (at your option) any later version.
 *
 *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 *   GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 *   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 *   Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
 */

 So why would it require an exception.


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On Fri, 7 Jul 2023, Thangalin wrote:

> [CAUTION: Non-UBC Email]Hi,
>
> Re: https://github.com/mlichvar/pps-gpio-poll
>
> Does the driver fall under the Linux syscall note exception to the GPL?
>
> https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/LICENSES/exceptions/Linux-syscall-note
>
> If not, does anyone know whether there's a driver that does? Or falls under an MIT/Apache2/BSD license?
>
> Thank you.

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