Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1756181AbXKFNIo (ORCPT ); Tue, 6 Nov 2007 08:08:44 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1754121AbXKFNIh (ORCPT ); Tue, 6 Nov 2007 08:08:37 -0500 Received: from moutng.kundenserver.de ([212.227.126.179]:57535 "EHLO moutng.kundenserver.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751019AbXKFNIg (ORCPT ); Tue, 6 Nov 2007 08:08:36 -0500 Message-ID: <4730675D.6050901@anagramm.de> Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:08:45 +0100 From: Clemens Koller User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (Windows/20070728) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Michal Schmidt CC: Zurk Tech , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Truecrypt in kernel ? References: <2ed59cbb0711051742k5e4a7858ie95126399006ba53@mail.gmail.com> <20071106081527.409a0026@hammerfall> In-Reply-To: <20071106081527.409a0026@hammerfall> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX19Lufxj+VjWtNI8P4ToRmKEOkCD7vIRDv6SgoO qKs716yxZznkIvi11ivqHBzVJHUk7PYufT5hnlI9yHHDdCxyU+ 0B6FE6npuSuMi7+jyqQYg== Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1004 Lines: 35 Michal Schmidt schrieb: > On Mon, 5 Nov 2007 20:42:39 -0500 > "Zurk Tech" wrote: >> just wondering why the truecrypt module isnt in the mainline kernel ? >> its the only cross platform encrypted disk solution out there and it >> should be less of a chore to use it in linux...is there something >> wrong with the truecrypt kernel driver ? > > Two reasons: > The author hasn't sent patches. > It looks to me the license is incompatible with the GPLv2. Just FYI: http://www.truecrypt.org/license.php Regards, Clemens Koller __________________________________ R&D Imaging Devices Anagramm GmbH Rupert-Mayer-Stra?e 45/1 Linhof Werksgel?nde D-81379 M?nchen Tel.089-741518-50 Fax 089-741518-19 http://www.anagramm-technology.com - 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/