From: Alan <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: Helge Hafting <helge.hafting@aitel.hist.no>
Cc: davids@webmaster.com,
"Linux-Kernel@Vger. Kernel. Org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Ban module license tag string termination trick
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 16:42:02 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20070212164202.60975795@localhost.localdomain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <45D08CC0.30403@aitel.hist.no>
> Closed modules are allowed only because an exception was made
> in the licencing. That didn't have to happen at all. Closed modules
This statement is false. Sorry but the law and my legal advice recommend
that I jump in and repeat the correction every time people repeat this
myth. As one of the major kernel copyright holders I have never given
people at large specific rights outside of the GPL to distribute non free
derivative works of the kernel in violation of the GPL. Anyone who does
binary modules, does so at their peril and on the advice of their lawyers
as to whether what they are doing is permissible in local law.
Alan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-02-12 16:28 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 37+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-10-28 0:41 [PATCH] Blacklist hsfmodem module Alexey Dobriyan
2006-11-01 11:21 ` Jan Engelhardt
2007-02-01 21:20 ` [PATCH] Ban module license tag string termination trick Jan Engelhardt
2007-02-01 21:28 ` [m-i-t part] " Jan Engelhardt
2007-02-01 21:55 ` [PATCH] " Randy Dunlap
2007-02-01 22:17 ` Jon Masters
2007-02-01 22:30 ` Trent Waddington
2007-02-01 23:34 ` Auke Kok
2007-02-02 8:24 ` David Schwartz
2007-02-02 10:45 ` Helge Hafting
2007-02-03 18:31 ` David Schwartz
2007-02-03 20:47 ` Jan Engelhardt
2007-02-03 22:21 ` Alan
2007-02-03 23:32 ` Jon Masters
2007-02-04 0:05 ` Alan
2007-02-04 7:56 ` David Schwartz
2007-02-07 12:18 ` Helge Hafting
2007-02-07 18:56 ` David Schwartz
2007-02-12 15:50 ` Helge Hafting
2007-02-12 16:42 ` Alan [this message]
2007-02-12 22:37 ` David Schwartz
2007-02-02 0:17 ` Tomas Carnecky
2007-02-02 0:51 ` Trent Waddington
2007-02-02 2:19 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2007-02-02 3:12 ` Arjan van de Ven
2007-02-02 6:15 ` Jon Masters
2007-02-02 14:53 ` Paul Rolland
2007-02-02 15:11 ` Jan Engelhardt
2007-02-02 16:53 ` Randy Dunlap
2007-02-02 17:41 ` Jan Engelhardt
2007-02-02 17:49 ` Randy Dunlap
2007-02-02 19:06 ` Jan Engelhardt
2007-02-03 1:12 ` Randy Dunlap
2007-02-03 1:29 ` Jan Engelhardt
2007-02-02 18:37 ` Paul Rolland
2007-02-02 19:08 ` Jan Engelhardt
2007-02-04 8:14 ` Paul Rolland
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