Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751407AbWHRQbc (ORCPT ); Fri, 18 Aug 2006 12:31:32 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1030497AbWHRQbc (ORCPT ); Fri, 18 Aug 2006 12:31:32 -0400 Received: from outpipe-village-512-1.bc.nu ([81.2.110.250]:29660 "EHLO lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751407AbWHRQbb (ORCPT ); Fri, 18 Aug 2006 12:31:31 -0400 Subject: RE: GPL Violation? From: Alan Cox To: davids@webmaster.com Cc: "Linux-Kernel@Vger. Kernel. Org" In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 17:52:30 +0100 Message-Id: <1155919950.30279.8.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.6.2 (2.6.2-1.fc5.5) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1015 Lines: 24 Ar Gwe, 2006-08-18 am 02:51 -0700, ysgrifennodd David Schwartz: > Otherwise, for example, a printer by Lexmark could require a poem with the > words 'Copyright, Lexmark Inc.' at the end to be in a chip in the printer > cartridge and refuse to work if it wasn't there. This would, if enforceable, > prevent anyone from making compatible cartridges. True once upon a time (and people did this for IBM clone PC systems when IBM tried that in graphics cards) Once the phrase "Copyright, Lexamrk Inc." is checked to ascertain permissions you are in the world of the EUCD and DMCA. You are subverting a rights management system which places you on interestingly vague ground. EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL is clearly a rights management systems. Thats one of its little charms. Alan - 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/