Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261408AbUKFPtv (ORCPT ); Sat, 6 Nov 2004 10:49:51 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261409AbUKFPtv (ORCPT ); Sat, 6 Nov 2004 10:49:51 -0500 Received: from canuck.infradead.org ([205.233.218.70]:30992 "EHLO canuck.infradead.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261408AbUKFPtu (ORCPT ); Sat, 6 Nov 2004 10:49:50 -0500 Subject: Re: Possible GPL infringement in Broadcom-based routers From: Arjan van de Ven To: Horst von Brand Cc: "Adam J. Richter" , davids@webmaster.com, jp@enix.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <200411061338.iA6DcBBG004040@laptop11.inf.utfsm.cl> References: <200411061338.iA6DcBBG004040@laptop11.inf.utfsm.cl> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1099756157.2814.16.camel@laptop.fenrus.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 (1.4.6-2.dwmw2.1) Date: Sat, 06 Nov 2004 16:49:17 +0100 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Score: 2.6 (++) X-Spam-Report: SpamAssassin version 2.63 on canuck.infradead.org summary: Content analysis details: (2.6 points, 5.0 required) pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- 2.5 RCVD_IN_DYNABLOCK RBL: Sent directly from dynamic IP address [62.195.31.207 listed in dnsbl.sorbs.net] 0.1 RCVD_IN_SORBS RBL: SORBS: sender is listed in SORBS [62.195.31.207 listed in dnsbl.sorbs.net] X-SRS-Rewrite: SMTP reverse-path rewritten from by canuck.infradead.org See http://www.infradead.org/rpr.html Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 623 Lines: 15 > For the kernel, Linus has clarified the license of the kernel (it is _not_ > vanilla GPL), see COPYING. And one would assume that if somebody > contributes voluntarily, they are agreeing to the licence... the kernel is under the vanilla GPL, not only did Linus say so repeatedly, also it contains code that IS under the vanilla GPL. (eg taken from other projects etc etc). - 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/