Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 16:37:49 -0500
From: Rob Landley <rob@landley.net>
Subject: Re: Why are BSD-licensed LZ4 symbols GPL exported?
To: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Cc: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org>, Richard Yao <ryao@gentoo.org>,
        chanho.min@lge.com,
        Kernel development list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
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	Tue Aug 20 12:38:14 2013)
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On 08/20/2013 12:38:14 PM, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Tue, 2013-08-20 at 18:11 +0100, Matthew Garrett wrote:
> > On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 10:19:56PM -0400, Richard Yao wrote:
> > > Why are the LZ4 symbols being GPL-exported when the LZ4 code is
> > > BSD-licensed and no substantial changes appear to have been made  
> when it
> > > was merged?
> >
> > EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL is intended an indication that using a symbol is
> > likely to result in you producing a derived work of the kernel, and  
> the
> > kernel as a whole is under the GPL. It has nothing to do with  
> additional
> > licenses that individual pieces of code may be available under.
> 
> Maybe not.
> 
> http://www.ifross.org/en/artikel/ongoing-dispute-over-value-exportsymbolgpl-function

Kernel developers: "We're making symbols that we, as the creators of  
this project, don't think you can use without the result being a  
derived work".

Lawyers: "we're prepared to argue over the definitions of 'that', 'as',  
'of', 'this', 'use', and 'the', as long as we're paid by the hour."

This random speculation outside of a courtroom actually capable of  
setting precedent strikes you as relevant for what reason?

Rob--
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