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Subject: Re: Tainted Modules Help Notices
To: viro@math.psu.edu (Alexander Viro)
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 18:30:46 +0100 (BST)
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> What the hell?  BSD without advertisement clause had always been
> GPL-compatible.

Subject to patent holdings. If you hold a patent on the BSD code you can't
GPL it nor is it GPL compatible. 

The problem we have is that "BSD without advertisment" can be claimed by
almost any binary only module whose author doesnt include source or let
it out fo their company ever

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