From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261369AbVFUMSH (ORCPT ); Tue, 21 Jun 2005 08:18:07 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261409AbVFUMSG (ORCPT ); Tue, 21 Jun 2005 08:18:06 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([66.187.233.31]:23772 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261369AbVFUMPI (ORCPT ); Tue, 21 Jun 2005 08:15:08 -0400 Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 08:15:07 -0400 From: Dave Jones To: "Richard B. Johnson" Cc: Linux kernel Subject: Re: Linux-2.6.12 Message-ID: <20050621121507.GE592@redhat.com> Mail-Followup-To: Dave Jones , "Richard B. Johnson" , Linux kernel References: <20050621003203.GB28908@redhat.com> <20050621111301.GA592@redhat.com> <20050621113040.GB592@redhat.com> <20050621115516.GC592@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 08:01:16AM -0400, Richard B. Johnson wrote: > This is USER MODE TEST code! I case you can't read, check for main(). I chose not to read, I read the license. > In the real world, we write test code to verify that the driver(s) > work. The test code has the company standard header as required by > the company management. That's what real engineers have to do, > satisfy the customers, and the management. We do not, however, > have to satisfy you. Here's the thing. When you say "This is GPL code", you kind of have to ship GPLd code. I realise this is difficult for the hard of thinking, but getting creative with MODULE_LICENSE strings isn't good enough. > >Just fills me with confidence about the GPL'd nature of this driver. > > > >Due to the "C O N F I D E N T I A L" nature of this driver, I've stopped > >reading. Pity, datalink.c was quite amusing. > > You are really sad. No Richard, I'm just respectful of the licenses of code that comes my way. If you were a "real engineer", perhaps you would do the same. Anyway, I've given up trying to educate pork, so don't feel compelled to reply, I don't expect you to achieve enlightenment any time soon. Dave