Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 21 Oct 2001 16:14:52 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 21 Oct 2001 16:14:43 -0400 Received: from cs6625129-123.austin.rr.com ([66.25.129.123]:18181 "HELO dragon.taral.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Sun, 21 Oct 2001 16:14:25 -0400 Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 15:16:50 -0500 From: Taral To: Alan Cox Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: MODULE_LICENSE and EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL Message-ID: <20011021151650.C13718@taral.net> In-Reply-To: <20011019103041.D30774@taral.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="J/dobhs11T7y2rNN" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.23i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org --J/dobhs11T7y2rNN Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, Oct 21, 2001 at 04:22:47PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote: > You are arguably obtaining services by deception, and possibly also > violating a content management system. >=20 > However the MODULE_LICENSE isn't aimed at people like that. In fact I've = had > totally positive responses from people who ship well known binary modules > and understand why we want them to get bugs related to their code. >=20 > The people bright enough to hack insmod generally are also bright enough = to > realise why its a bad idea. I'm not arguing against MODULE_LICENSE. I'm arguing against EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL. I fully agree with the person who mentioned that calling certain interfaces "restricted" and basing that restriction on the licence of the interface user is an abuse of copyright. More reasonable would be to have header files that looked like this: #ifndef GPL_COMPATIBLE_LICENSE #error This header file is restricted to GPL-compatible code only. #endif --=20 Taral This message is digitally signed. Please PGP encrypt mail to me. "Any technology, no matter how primitive, is magic to those who don't understand it." -- Florence Ambrose --J/dobhs11T7y2rNN Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iEYEARECAAYFAjvTLTIACgkQoQQF8xCPwJS1BACfREFjtnEn2+jfMZiW9fxsitdE yiwAnRHSZ/N0yUOclriCNct7AmB2WgxH =p6R3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --J/dobhs11T7y2rNN-- - 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/