From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932142AbWGLRco (ORCPT ); Wed, 12 Jul 2006 13:32:44 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932152AbWGLRco (ORCPT ); Wed, 12 Jul 2006 13:32:44 -0400 Received: from pentafluge.infradead.org ([213.146.154.40]:37607 "EHLO pentafluge.infradead.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932142AbWGLRco (ORCPT ); Wed, 12 Jul 2006 13:32:44 -0400 Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/5] PCI-Express AER implemetation: AER core and aerdriver From: Arjan van de Ven To: Johnny Lever Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 19:32:42 +0200 Message-Id: <1152725562.3217.62.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.3 (2.2.3-2.fc4) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-SRS-Rewrite: SMTP reverse-path rewritten from by pentafluge.infradead.org See http://www.infradead.org/rpr.html Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, 2006-07-12 at 13:21 -0400, Johnny Lever wrote: > >With Arjan's comments, I changed EXPORT_SYMBOL to EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL. > Sorry for flooding your emailbox again. :) > > I think we should have "moron-proof" review system on LKML. Simplest > way to get started is to ignore the EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL "missionaries" > trying to 'convert' code without giving proper thought to its > implications or without ascertaining the correctness of the > conversion. I don't know where you get the "convert" idea from; this is new code and new, linux specific API/functionality. Some companies and people contribute a lot to the Linux kernel, all under the GPL. In my opinion it is entirely fair that those companies can expect that their efforts, which are new and Linux specific functionality/APIs, will be used in compliance with the license and in a level playing field. With "Level playing field" I mean that their competitors ought to play by the same rules, eg comply with the letter and spirit of the GPL. These companies make a sacrifice by giving their code up under the GPL rather than charging for it proprietary, and they do so gladly (and for their internal reasons). Demanding that these companies then also allow that same code to be used by other companies who do not give anything back to Linux... is just really bad for Linux both in the short and the long term. > Dimwits. good thing you're using a fake gmail account instead of your own name, it means it's just a very obvious troll attempt....