Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932878AbWLNR3M (ORCPT ); Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:29:12 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932881AbWLNR3L (ORCPT ); Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:29:11 -0500 Received: from tmailer.gwdg.de ([134.76.10.23]:40351 "EHLO tmailer.gwdg.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932878AbWLNR3K (ORCPT ); Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:29:10 -0500 Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 18:21:57 +0100 (MET) From: Jan Engelhardt To: Ben Collins cc: Linus Torvalds , Greg KH , Jonathan Corbet , Andrew Morton , Martin Bligh , "Michael K. Edwards" , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: GPL only modules [was Re: [GIT PATCH] more Driver core patches for 2.6.19] In-Reply-To: <1166103975.6748.190.camel@gullible> Message-ID: References: <20061214003246.GA12162@suse.de> <22299.1166057009@lwn.net> <20061214005532.GA12790@suse.de> <1166103975.6748.190.camel@gullible> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Spam-Report: Content analysis: 0.0 points, 6.0 required _SUMMARY_ Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 974 Lines: 25 On Dec 14 2006 08:46, Ben Collins wrote: >I have to agree with your your whole statement. The gradual changes to >lock down kernel modules to a particular license(s) tends to mirror the >slow lock down of content (music/movies) that people complain about so >loudly. It's basically becoming DRM for code. > >I don't think anyone ever expected technical mechanisms to be developed >to enforce the GPL. It's sort of counter intuitive to why the GPL >exists, which is to free the code. """To protect your rights, we need to make restrictions that forbid anyone to deny you these rights""" >Let the licenses and lawyers fight to protect the code. The code doesn't >need to do that itself. It's got better things to do. -`J' -- - 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/