Re: [PATCH] Blacklist binary-only modules lying about their license

Linus Torvalds
2004-04-30T21:07:19Z

On Fri, 30 Apr 2004, Marc Boucher wrote:
>
> are you claiming that anything that uses the MODULE_LICENSE() macro
> becomes a derived work of the Linux kernel subject to the GPL?

I'm claiming that you are wilfully misrepresenting the license of your
code to another piece of code THAT YOU DON'T CONTROL.

I'm further claiming that this is unethical and quite possibly illegal.

How hard is that to understand? Remove that stupid lying line. Pronto.

How the _hell_ can you stand up for lying in public? Have you no shame?

Linus