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From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] module: Clarify GPL-Compatible is OK
To: "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@frijolero.org>
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On Fri, Apr 6, 2012 at 5:11 PM, Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@frijolero.org> wrote:
> -MODULE_LICENSE("Dual BSD/GPL");
> +MODULE_LICENSE("GPL-Compatible");

I really don't see the point.

This makes things *worse*.

"Dual BSD/GPL" actually tells you something: it tells you that you can
take that code, and use it in a BSD project.

In contrast "GPL-compatible" tells you nothing at all.

So you are actually removing real information, and just making things
harder for everybody.

                Linus