From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261179AbVFULeO (ORCPT ); Tue, 21 Jun 2005 07:34:14 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261293AbVFULbe (ORCPT ); Tue, 21 Jun 2005 07:31:34 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([66.187.233.31]:4547 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261285AbVFULam (ORCPT ); Tue, 21 Jun 2005 07:30:42 -0400 Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 07:30:40 -0400 From: Dave Jones To: "Richard B. Johnson" Cc: Linux kernel Subject: Re: Linux-2.6.12 Message-ID: <20050621113040.GB592@redhat.com> Mail-Followup-To: Dave Jones , "Richard B. Johnson" , Linux kernel References: <20050621003203.GB28908@redhat.com> <20050621111301.GA592@redhat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Jun 21, 2005 at 07:17:55AM -0400, Richard B. Johnson wrote: > >> Bullshit. The source is available to anybody who wants it. > >Great. Then please explain why you pull off this kind of crap.. > >(DataLink/license.c) > Because it's true. kernel/module.c:1259 disagrees with you. static inline int license_is_gpl_compatible(const char *license) { return (strcmp(license, "GPL") == 0 || strcmp(license, "GPL v2") == 0 || strcmp(license, "GPL and additional rights") == 0 || strcmp(license, "Dual BSD/GPL") == 0 || strcmp(license, "Dual MPL/GPL") == 0); } > >MODULE_LICENSE("GPL\0 They won't allow GPL/BSD anymore!"); AFAICS, this is just plain deception. I suggest reading http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=108304056922350&w=2 especially the part about talking to lawyers. Dave