Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261512AbTIMRoZ (ORCPT ); Sat, 13 Sep 2003 13:44:25 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261643AbTIMRoZ (ORCPT ); Sat, 13 Sep 2003 13:44:25 -0400 Received: from pc1-cwma1-5-cust4.swan.cable.ntl.com ([80.5.120.4]:53403 "EHLO dhcp23.swansea.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261512AbTIMRoY (ORCPT ); Sat, 13 Sep 2003 13:44:24 -0400 Subject: RE: People, not GPL [was: Re: Driver Model] From: Alan Cox To: "Matt D. Robinson" Cc: David Schwartz , Timothy Miller , Pascal Schmidt , Linux Kernel Mailing List In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <1063474979.8519.16.camel@dhcp23.swansea.linux.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.4 (1.4.4-5) Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2003 18:42:59 +0100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 943 Lines: 21 On Sad, 2003-09-13 at 01:29, Matt D. Robinson wrote: > |>> Linux vendors have already recieved, and decided to act on cease and > |>> desist letters involving adding hooks (ie EXPORT_SYMBOL stuff) for non > |>> free modules that were not in the base distro. I think that speaks for > |>> part of the legal view. > FUD, Inc. If these really did exist, they would be more commonly It has happened. If you want to call me a liar feel free. Its your right in a free society. It doesn't change the facts however. Adding hooks for a proprietary module is a dubious practice. Doing it as part of a two way arrangement with a proprietary vendor producing a non free module is extremely unwise indeed. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/