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From: "mirabilos" <eccesys@topmail.de>
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Subject: Re: [kbuild-devel] Request for comment -- a better attribution system
Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 12:30:15 -0000
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> > It whould nice also if we include the type of the license (GPL,...).
> > This for a fast parsing (and maybe also to replace the few lines
> > of license)
> 
> Is there any kernel code that isn't GPLed?

It must not, due to the GPL viral effect.

But I know of atleast the BSD compress module.
Because of the licensing it only can be compiled
as a module, so it's not part of the kernel which
if GPL'ed.

-mirabilos


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