From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262063AbUEAJU2 (ORCPT ); Sat, 1 May 2004 05:20:28 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262103AbUEAJU1 (ORCPT ); Sat, 1 May 2004 05:20:27 -0400 Received: from louise.pinerecords.com ([213.168.176.16]:34772 "EHLO louise.pinerecords.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262063AbUEAJU0 (ORCPT ); Sat, 1 May 2004 05:20:26 -0400 Date: Sat, 1 May 2004 11:19:18 +0200 From: Tomas Szepe To: "Robert M. Stockmann" Cc: Tim Hockin , Michael Poole , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] Blacklist binary-only modules lying about their license Message-ID: <20040501091918.GC29089@louise.pinerecords.com> References: <20040427234136.GA17801@hockin.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Apr-28 2004, Wed, 01:59 +0200 Robert M. Stockmann wrote: > > > The needed header files, which need to be read by the gcc compiler, contain > > > unnamed and annonymizes structures and unions. In the worst case scenario, > > > only the name of used variables are given and no info about variable type or > > > size are inside these headers files. gcc-2.95.3 fails to succesfully link these > > > > Opaque types have been available FOREVER. > > sure, but can one qualify that as Open Source? Are you familiar with my friend "void *"? -- Tomas Szepe