Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 3 Apr 2002 17:09:59 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 3 Apr 2002 17:09:49 -0500 Received: from mail.webmaster.com ([216.152.64.131]:63687 "EHLO shell.webmaster.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id convert rfc822-to-8bit; Wed, 3 Apr 2002 17:09:30 -0500 From: David Schwartz To: CC: X-Mailer: PocoMail 2.61 (1025) - Licensed Version Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 14:09:26 -0800 In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.5.5] do export vmalloc_to_page to modules... Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT Message-ID: <20020403220927.AAA23416@shell.webmaster.com@whenever> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, 3 Apr 2002 22:33:18 +0100 (BST), Alan Cox wrote: >>allow other people to use and modify it. You can't have it both ways -- >>there's no such thing as 'GPL but with a few extra restrictions I've added >>to >>the code that everyone's contributed to'. >Nor is there "GPL with a few things ignored". Show me where the GPL says that you can prevent people from changing the code to make it more useful to them. Show me where the GPL allows you to build 'proprietary/unmodifiable' bits in to 'secure' your program against the types of usage you don't like. The GPL says, for example, " For example, if you distribute copies of such a program, whether gratis or for a fee, you must give the recipients all the rights that you have. You must make sure that they, too, receive or can get the source code. And you must show them these terms so they know their rights." The GPL explicitly grants the right to modify in section 2. It says nothing about not being allowed to remove 'security' or 'lockout' features. In fact, it would be horrible if people could put any security or lockout features into GPLed code. The GPL says, "Each time you redistribute the Program (or any work based on the Program), the recipient automatically receives a license from the original licensor to copy, distribute or modify the Program subject to these terms and conditions. You may not impose any further restrictions on the recipients' exercise of the rights granted herein. You are not responsible for enforcing compliance by third parties to this License." What could be clearer? "It's GPL but you can't change it to do things the original author specifically didn't want you to be able to do" is horseshit. DS - 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/