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Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2002 16:48:46 -0700 (PDT)
From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@transmeta.com>
To: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
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On 21 Jul 2002, Alan Cox wrote:
>
> The GPL no warranty clauses were added directly to the file because they
> are suppsed to be there.

That's a load of bull. They are _NOT_ supposed to be there.

If you want legal disclaimers etc, do them in files you created and you
own 100%, not in places that others started and work on. Or put them to
the bottom of the file where they aren't in the way.  Or add a "read teh
GPL in the COPYING file", but don't start adding a ton of crap to core
kernel files.

There is no "goodness" in being a lawyer in .c files.

		Linus

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