From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 23 May 2002 12:38:20 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 23 May 2002 12:38:19 -0400 Received: from line103-203.adsl.actcom.co.il ([192.117.103.203]:38661 "HELO alhambra.merseine.nu") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Thu, 23 May 2002 12:38:17 -0400 Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 19:35:02 +0300 From: Muli Ben-Yehuda To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: ppp_deflate.o taints the kernel? Message-ID: <20020523193502.H15025@actcom.co.il> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org 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/