Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 24 Apr 2001 10:08:58 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 24 Apr 2001 10:08:49 -0400 Received: from frege-d-math-north-g-west.math.ethz.ch ([129.132.145.3]:59562 "EHLO frege.math.ethz.ch") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 24 Apr 2001 10:08:30 -0400 Message-ID: <3AE588E9.2E1B1B5D@math.ethz.ch> Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 16:08:41 +0200 From: Giacomo Catenazzi Reply-To: cate@debian.org X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.75C-SGI [en] (X11; I; IRIX 6.5 IP22) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Alan Cox CC: mirabilos , "Giacomo A. Catenazzi" , CML2 Subject: Re: [kbuild-devel] Request for comment -- a better attribution system In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Alan Cox wrote: > > > Well, would it be possible to create some module under LGPL, and then > > have included it into the kernel? Maybe it needs to maintain the LGPL > > version out of the kernel, and transform a copy to the GPL before > > submitting? > > There is kernel code under a whole variety of licenses. When linked together > the resulting work is GPL but many of the pieces used on their own or in > conjunction with different code are not GPL. Unfortunatelly there are exeptions: the old ppp driver (only lickable to GPL kernel). and drivers/usb/serial/keyspan_usa18x_fw.h: 1 /* keyspan_usa18x_fw.h 2 3 Generated from Keyspan firmware image Wed Jul 5 09:18:29 2000 EST 4 This firmware is for the Keyspan USA-18X Serial Adaptor 5 6 "The firmware contained herein as keyspan_usa18x_fw.h is 7 Copyright (C) 1999-2000 Keyspan, A division of InnoSys Incorporated 8 ("Keyspan"), as an unpublished work. This notice does not imply 9 unrestricted or public access to this firmware which is a trade secret of 10 Keyspan, and which may not be reproduced, used, sold or transferred to any 11 third party without Keyspan's prior written consent. All Rights Reserved. 12 13 This firmware may not be modified and may only be used with the Keyspan 14 USA-18X Serial Adapter. Distribution and/or Modification of the 15 keyspan.c driver which includes this firmware, in whole or in part, 16 requires the inclusion of this statement." 17 18 */ with a surelly non-free/non-GPL license. Maybe we should, as in tetex, check every license in every file, to remove the non-free files. [But anyone (not-M$) will sue us?] giacomo - 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/