Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754684AbWLRWLz (ORCPT ); Mon, 18 Dec 2006 17:11:55 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1754683AbWLRWLz (ORCPT ); Mon, 18 Dec 2006 17:11:55 -0500 Received: from smtp.osdl.org ([65.172.181.25]:50657 "EHLO smtp.osdl.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754684AbWLRWLz (ORCPT ); Mon, 18 Dec 2006 17:11:55 -0500 Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 14:11:51 -0800 (PST) From: Linus Torvalds To: karderio cc: 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: <1166475847.20449.208.camel@localhost> Message-ID: References: <1166226982.12721.78.camel@localhost> <1166236356.12721.142.camel@localhost> <1166475847.20449.208.camel@localhost> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 934 Lines: 26 On Mon, 18 Dec 2006, karderio wrote: > > I don't see how what is proposed for blocking non GPL modules at all > touches the definition of derived work. Even if according to law and the > GPL, binary modules are legal, the proposed changes could still be > made. .. and then what does that mean? It means that we try to say that people cannot do what they LEGALLY can do? In other words, it means that we are pushing a agenda that is no longer neither a technical issue (it's clearly technically _worse_ to not be able to do something) _nor_ a legal issue. So tell me, what does the proposed blocking actually do? It's "big prother, FSF style". And I say NO THANK YOU. Linus - 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/