Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263807AbUD0QF3 (ORCPT ); Tue, 27 Apr 2004 12:05:29 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264191AbUD0QF3 (ORCPT ); Tue, 27 Apr 2004 12:05:29 -0400 Received: from rwcrmhc13.comcast.net ([204.127.198.39]:15821 "EHLO rwcrmhc13.comcast.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263807AbUD0QFZ (ORCPT ); Tue, 27 Apr 2004 12:05:25 -0400 Subject: Re: [PATCH] Blacklist binary-only modules lying about their license From: Albert Cahalan To: linux-kernel mailing list Cc: c-d.hailfinger.kernel.2004@gmx.net, gilles@canalmusic.com, zwane@linuxpower.ca, torvalds@osdl.org, rusty@rustcorp.com.au, jbglaw@lug-owl.de, willy@w.ods.org Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Message-Id: <1083073392.3444.911.camel@cube> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.4 Date: 27 Apr 2004 09:43:12 -0400 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 610 Lines: 16 I don't see a need to get all complicated about this. This is simple, really: since a C string ends at the '\0', the module has been declared to be GPL code. We shouldn't care if that C string is part of a larger array. This is a damn obvious case of willful circumvention of copyright control, access control, digital rights management, etc. Unleash the sharks. - 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/