Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262344AbTINJQ0 (ORCPT ); Sun, 14 Sep 2003 05:16:26 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262349AbTINJQ0 (ORCPT ); Sun, 14 Sep 2003 05:16:26 -0400 Received: from mail3-126.ewetel.de ([212.6.122.126]:31941 "EHLO mail3.ewetel.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262344AbTINJQZ (ORCPT ); Sun, 14 Sep 2003 05:16:25 -0400 To: Andre Hedrick Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: freed_symbols [Re: People, not GPL [was: Re: Driver Model]] In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 11:16:13 +0200 Message-Id: From: Pascal Schmidt X-CheckCompat: OK Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 781 Lines: 21 On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 09:20:08 +0200, you wrote in linux.kernel: > If one reads ./include/linux/module.h > It clearly states any license is acceptable. The problem is that the kernel has many copyright holders for different parts of the code, so what the author of module.h wrote can well be his own opinion but not that of others. Also, if modules are derived works under the terms of the GPL, the header file cannot change that fact, no matter what is says exactly. Once again, it's all up to the lawyers to decide. -- Ciao, Pascal - 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/