Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1763953AbYBZRol (ORCPT ); Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:44:41 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1762359AbYBZRoU (ORCPT ); Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:44:20 -0500 Received: from khc.piap.pl ([195.187.100.11]:45225 "EHLO khc.piap.pl" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1761113AbYBZRoT (ORCPT ); Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:44:19 -0500 To: Alan Cox Cc: davids@webmaster.com, Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu, Andrew Morton , Ingo Molnar , Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] 2.6.25-rc2-mm1 - fix mcount GPL bogosity. References: <20080226172143.GA5445@devserv.devel.redhat.com> From: Krzysztof Halasa Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:44:18 +0100 In-Reply-To: <20080226172143.GA5445@devserv.devel.redhat.com> (Alan Cox's message of "Tue\, 26 Feb 2008 12\:21\:43 -0500") Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 882 Lines: 23 Alan Cox writes: >> Actually I think the _GPL exports are really harmful - somebody >> distributing a binary module may claim he/she doesn't violate the GPL >> because the module uses only non-GPL exports. OTOH GPL symbols give > > They can claim that anyway. The can claim to be alien life forms too. Claim > is not the same as legal decision. Sure but it may be now easier to convince the judge they are right. Of course if they aren't using GPL exports - if they are, perhaps harder. > From what I've seen its helped make binary > module abusers more cautious. Those not using _GPL exports? -- Krzysztof Halasa -- 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/