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From: Muli Ben-Yehuda <mulix@actcom.co.il>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: ppp_deflate.o taints the kernel?
Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 19:35:02 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20020523193502.H15025@actcom.co.il> (raw)

Salutations, 

The ppp_deflate.o module has the license string "BSD without
advertisement clause". Loading this module appears to taint the
kernel, which agrees with the allowed licenses list in
include/module.h, and with list in latest modutils (2.4.16),
obj/obj_gpl_license, where this license string does not appear.

I plead an utter lack of clue in regards to licenses, but assume that
it's GPL compatible if it's distributed with the kernel. In that case,
shouldn't it be added to the license list?

Thanks, 
-- 
Monday 1 Forelithe 7466

http://vipe.technion.ac.il/~mulix/
http://syscalltrack.sf.net/

             reply	other threads:[~2002-05-23 16:38 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-05-23 16:35 Muli Ben-Yehuda [this message]
2002-05-24 15:10 ` ppp_deflate.o taints the kernel? Alan Cox
2002-05-24 15:31   ` David Woodhouse
2002-05-24 18:49     ` change ppp_deflate.o module license string [was: ppp_deflate.o taints the kernel?] Muli Ben-Yehuda

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