From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 22 Sep 2001 21:49:32 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 22 Sep 2001 21:49:22 -0400 Received: from ppp0.ocs.com.au ([203.34.97.3]:55813 "HELO mail.ocs.com.au") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Sat, 22 Sep 2001 21:49:15 -0400 X-Mailer: exmh version 2.2 06/23/2000 with nmh-1.0.4 From: Keith Owens To: "Albert D. Cahalan" Cc: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk (Alan Cox), linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Tainting kernels for non-GPL or forced modules In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 22 Sep 2001 16:28:48 -0400." <200109222028.f8MKSmY97869@saturn.cs.uml.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 11:48:26 +1000 Message-ID: <5508.1001209706@ocs3.intra.ocs.com.au> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sat, 22 Sep 2001 16:28:48 -0400 (EDT), "Albert D. Cahalan" wrote: >Keith Owens writes: >> I have started work on the patch for /proc/sys/kernel/tainted with the >> corresponding modutils and ksymoops changes. insmod of a non-GPL >> module ORs /proc/sys/kernel/tainted with 1, insmod -f ORs with 2. > >So now these will taint the kernel? > >LGPL >2-clause BSD >X11 >public domain No, the list of GPL licenses is taken from include/linux/module.h, q.v.