From: "M. R. Brown" <mrbrown@0xd6.org>
To: pierre@lineo.com
Cc: "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: GPLONLY kernel symbols???
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 08:32:44 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20011018083244.G22296@0xd6.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.10.10110171126480.5821-100000@innerfire.net> <3BCDE77F.D1B164A@lineo.com> <200110171934.f9HJY8w01260@adsl-209-76-109-63.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net> <3BCDF89C.32916516@lineo.com>
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* pierre@lineo.com <pierre@lineo.com> on Wed, Oct 17, 2001:
>
> I can make a kernel driver that compiles statically
> and also uses a non-GPL library, even in the form of
> a binary .o file, and the "tainted" mechanism as it
> is today will miss it entirely.
>
Statically into the kernel? I don't think so. First off, if your "static"
code isn't GPL'd you can't distribute the resultant kernel since you've
violated the GPL. The tainted mechanism was designed for proprietary
and/or binary-only modules without a supported license. The case you
mention above can't even exist (at least, not in any publically-accessible
code).
M. R.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-10-18 13:32 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 61+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-10-16 16:27 GPLONLY kernel symbols??? Christoph Lameter
2001-10-16 17:07 ` John Levon
2001-10-16 17:22 ` Alexander Viro
2001-10-17 2:17 ` Keith Owens
2001-10-17 4:59 ` Christoph Lameter
2001-10-17 5:54 ` Keith Owens
2001-10-17 6:15 ` Christoph Lameter
2001-10-17 18:28 ` Gerhard Mack
2001-10-17 19:34 ` Ben Greear
2001-10-17 20:18 ` pierre
2001-10-17 19:34 ` Wayne Whitney
2001-10-17 21:31 ` pierre
2001-10-17 20:32 ` Arjan van de Ven
2001-10-17 19:14 ` David Lang
2001-10-17 20:37 ` Arjan van de Ven
2001-10-17 19:20 ` David Lang
2001-10-17 22:02 ` pierre
2001-10-18 13:45 ` M. R. Brown
2001-10-21 16:05 ` Alan Cox
2001-10-18 13:32 ` M. R. Brown [this message]
2001-10-17 14:15 ` John Levon
2001-11-13 2:57 ` Richard Gooch
2001-11-13 3:21 ` Dave Jones
2001-11-13 3:24 ` Richard Gooch
2001-11-13 3:53 ` Alexander Viro
2001-11-13 3:58 ` Richard Gooch
2001-11-13 4:10 ` Alexander Viro
2001-11-13 4:21 ` Richard Gooch
2001-11-13 4:36 ` Alexander Viro
2001-11-13 4:49 ` Richard Gooch
2001-11-13 10:46 ` Martin Dalecki
2001-11-13 4:15 ` Jeff Garzik
2001-11-13 4:37 ` Richard Gooch
2001-11-13 4:49 ` Alexander Viro
2001-11-13 5:03 ` Richard Gooch
2001-11-13 5:27 ` Alexander Viro
2001-11-13 5:35 ` Richard Gooch
2001-11-13 5:44 ` Jeff Garzik
2001-11-13 4:54 ` Jeff Garzik
2001-11-13 5:00 ` Richard Gooch
2001-11-13 5:14 ` Jeff Garzik
2001-11-13 5:23 ` Richard Gooch
2001-11-13 5:29 ` Robert Love
2001-11-13 5:44 ` Erik Andersen
2001-11-13 5:56 ` Richard Gooch
2001-11-13 4:58 ` Davide Libenzi
2001-11-13 5:07 ` John Alvord
2001-11-28 22:41 ` Dr. Kelsey Hudson
2001-11-29 0:35 ` Michael H. Warfield
2001-11-29 5:04 ` Dr. Kelsey Hudson
2001-11-13 10:01 ` Alan Cox
2001-11-13 10:29 ` Jeff Garzik
2001-11-13 13:47 ` Dave Jones
2001-11-13 16:54 ` Alan Cox
2001-11-13 17:17 ` Dave Jones
2001-11-15 10:03 ` [PATCH] mtrr (was Re: GPLONLY kernel symbols???) Paul Gortmaker
2001-11-13 10:48 ` GPLONLY kernel symbols??? Martin Dalecki
2001-11-13 9:57 ` [OT] Coding Style (was: Re: GPLONLY kernel symbols???) Henning P. Schmiedehausen
2001-11-28 22:35 ` GPLONLY kernel symbols??? Dr. Kelsey Hudson
2001-11-13 9:52 ` Roman Zippel
2001-11-13 4:05 ` Jeff Garzik
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