From: Andreas Steinmetz <ast@domdv.de>
To: Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com>
Cc: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
typo@shaw.ca,
Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
Paulo Marques <pmarques@grupopie.com>
Subject: Re: Linuxant/Conexant HSF/HCF Modem Drivers Unlocked
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 22:37:26 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4182AA06.5030901@domdv.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20041029200011.GA18508@redhat.com>
Dave Jones wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 29, 2004 at 02:50:42PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> > On Gwe, 2004-10-29 at 13:43, Chad Christopher Giffin wrote:
> > > I still find myself deeply troubled and questioning the legalities of
> > > using "GPL\0[...]" in the license string of a non-GPL module. As it is
> > > a blatant lie.
> >
> > Oh its almost certainly a criminal offence in the USA - the DMCA for
> > example. The \0 stupidity checker needs to go into the kernel.
>
> Copy protection arms-races are always fun. If we did this, no doubt
> some enterprising individual would find that some other value
> also has the same effect. You need to throw out anything else
> thats non alphanumeric too. (plus '/' for 'Dual BSD/GPL' and friends)
>
How about 'GPL\rMy real license'? Which means: yes, you're absolutely right.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-10-29 22:25 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-10-29 6:52 Linuxant/Conexant HSF/HCF Modem Drivers Unlocked Chad Christopher Giffin
2004-10-29 11:18 ` Paulo Marques
2004-10-29 12:43 ` Chad Christopher Giffin
2004-10-29 12:49 ` Arjan van de Ven
2004-10-29 13:50 ` Alan Cox
2004-10-29 20:00 ` Dave Jones
2004-10-29 20:21 ` Willy Tarreau
2004-10-29 20:37 ` Andreas Steinmetz [this message]
2004-10-29 22:46 ` Kenneth Aafløy
2004-10-29 22:54 ` Andreas Steinmetz
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