Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751643AbXBCWJB (ORCPT ); Sat, 3 Feb 2007 17:09:01 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751644AbXBCWJB (ORCPT ); Sat, 3 Feb 2007 17:09:01 -0500 Received: from outpipe-village-512-1.bc.nu ([81.2.110.250]:53269 "EHLO lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk" rhost-flags-OK-FAIL-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751638AbXBCWJA (ORCPT ); Sat, 3 Feb 2007 17:09:00 -0500 Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 22:21:41 +0000 From: Alan To: Jan Engelhardt Cc: David Schwartz , "Linux-Kernel@Vger. Kernel. Org" Subject: Re: [PATCH] Ban module license tag string termination trick Message-ID: <20070203222141.6f723fd9@localhost.localdomain> In-Reply-To: References: X-Mailer: Claws Mail 2.7.1 (GTK+ 2.10.4; x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 863 Lines: 21 On Sat, 3 Feb 2007 21:47:36 +0100 (MET) Jan Engelhardt wrote: > > On Feb 3 2007 10:31, David Schwartz wrote: > > > >The way out of the GPL problem is to make clear that it is *not* a > >copyright enforcement scheme > > So why do we have EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL then, if Because if you go around modifying code to get around it then regardless of the DMCA question you are actively doing it and there is very clear intent to do other than the right holder intended. In some ways its the difference between walking through an open archway into a private area and kicking the door down to get in. - 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/