From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 6 Jun 2001 20:52:02 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 6 Jun 2001 20:51:52 -0400 Received: from pizda.ninka.net ([216.101.162.242]:40588 "EHLO pizda.ninka.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 6 Jun 2001 20:51:36 -0400 From: "David S. Miller" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <15134.53268.965680.167845@pizda.ninka.net> Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 17:51:32 -0700 (PDT) To: Ben Greear Cc: Richard Gooch , "Matt D. Robinson" , "La Monte H.P. Yarroll" , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, sctp-developers-list@cig.mot.com Subject: Re: [PATCH] sockreg2.4.5-05 inet[6]_create() register/unregister table In-Reply-To: <3B1ED74E.12684800@candelatech.com> In-Reply-To: <200106051659.LAA20094@em.cig.mot.com> <3B1E5CC1.553B4EF1@alacritech.com> <15134.42714.3365.32233@theor.em.cig.mot.com> <15134.43914.98253.998655@pizda.ninka.net> <3B1EBB13.34721ED9@alacritech.com> <15134.48456.5360.764458@pizda.ninka.net> <200106062351.f56NpOs20522@vindaloo.ras.ucalgary.ca> <3B1ED74E.12684800@candelatech.com> X-Mailer: VM 6.75 under 21.1 (patch 13) "Crater Lake" XEmacs Lucid Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Ben Greear writes: > a modular TCP stack might be a really > good option for making $$ though support fees... If there is a > need to keep certain (proprietary) code out of the kernel, let > lawyers & public pressure do it, not overly broad technical restrictions. There is a legal restriction, basically "Linus and the copyright holders of the networking say no." Later, David S. Miller davem@redhat.com