FreeRadius licensing and distribution

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Hello,

I have a FreeRadius licensing/distribution question to which I have
not been able to find a definitive answer in the archives.  The
text of the GPL is also a little confusing to me in the context of
my question.    I was hoping someone could shed some light on it
for me.  (The closest I've come was the TinyPEAP discussion from a
couple of years ago.  If I've overlooked it, please point me to the
appropriate thread.)  Here's the scenario in question:

(*) A new authentication 'rlm_something' module is created by a
party outside of FreeRadius.org.  The module takes the supplied
credentials and authenticates them in some fashion (e.g. via
proxying to some other standalone AAA server).
(*) The module is distributed as part of the aforementioned
commercial AAA server distribution
(*) In order to streamline deployment for the customers, FreeRadius
(unmodified) is also distributed

Questions:
(*) Can this be legally done?
(*) If not, what would need to happen to make the above scenario
feasible?
(*) If the above rlm_ module depends on some external SDKs
(unrelated to FreeRadius) and its source is contributed to
FreeRadius, does the source to the SDK need to be contributed as
well?
(*) In general, what is the process for contributing an rlm_ module
and incorporating it in the 'standard' FreeRadius distribution?

The bottom line is that I'd like to support FreeRadius in my
commercial product and distribute FreeRadius as a convenience to
customers.  What should I do to keep everyone happy?

Thank you in advance,

Alex
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