Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:48:35 -0500
From: Alan Cox <alan@redhat.com>
To: Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org>
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       Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu, Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
       Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>,
       Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@ghostprotocols.net>,
       linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Alan Cox <alan@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] 2.6.25-rc2-mm1 - fix mcount GPL bogosity.
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On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 09:27:10PM +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > As I understand it if Vladis wants to submit his own change to the symbol
> > thats up to him, and he'll be liable for any fallout with the FSF, or
> > harm to Linux resulting, so long he's the one who signs it off.
> 
> Why isn't anyone distributing it liable if it is not legally correct?

They may well be, but they all get to sue Vladis in turn

Alan

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