Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262003AbUD1Uq4 (ORCPT ); Wed, 28 Apr 2004 16:46:56 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261418AbUD1UC5 (ORCPT ); Wed, 28 Apr 2004 16:02:57 -0400 Received: from atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz ([195.113.31.123]:52911 "EHLO atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261421AbUD1TRM (ORCPT ); Wed, 28 Apr 2004 15:17:12 -0400 Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 20:52:31 +0200 From: Pavel Machek To: Linus Torvalds Cc: Carl-Daniel Hailfinger , Rusty Russell , Andrew Morton , Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: [PATCH] Blacklist binary-only modules lying about their license Message-ID: <20040427185230.GR2595@openzaurus.ucw.cz> References: <408DC0E0.7090500@gmx.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.27i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 926 Lines: 23 Hi! > > LinuxAnt offers binary only modules without any sources. To circumvent our > > MODULE_LICENSE checks LinuxAnt has inserted a "\0" into their declaration: > > > > MODULE_LICENSE("GPL\0for files in the \"GPL\" directory; for others, only > > LICENSE file applies"); > > Hey, that is interesting in itself, since playing the above kinds of games > makes it pretty clear to everybody that any infringement was done > wilfully. They should be talking to their lawyers about things like that. Even better they should be talking to our layers. Are they trying to get access to GPL-only symbols? -- 64 bytes from 195.113.31.123: icmp_seq=28 ttl=51 time=448769.1 ms - 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/