From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262707AbTLJAQL (ORCPT ); Tue, 9 Dec 2003 19:16:11 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262913AbTLJAQF (ORCPT ); Tue, 9 Dec 2003 19:16:05 -0500 Received: from gprs145-126.eurotel.cz ([160.218.145.126]:40578 "EHLO amd.ucw.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262707AbTLJAQB (ORCPT ); Tue, 9 Dec 2003 19:16:01 -0500 Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 01:16:52 +0100 From: Pavel Machek To: Jeremy Maitin-Shepard Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Kendrick Hamilton Subject: Re: Linux Kernel and GPL section 2c Message-ID: <20031210001652.GC618@elf.ucw.cz> References: <3FD4BF6E.7070503@sedsystems.ca> <87ptezgnfv.fsf@jay.local.invalid> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <87ptezgnfv.fsf@jay.local.invalid> X-Warning: Reading this can be dangerous to your mental health. User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi! > > Hello all, > > I noticed the discussion about linux kernel modules that happened last > > week. I was wondering about something with regards to the linux kernel and > > Section 2c of the GPL. Why doesn't the kernel on booting print something > > about the kernel being free software licensed under the GPL, and shouldn't > > it? > > Presumably, 1) the kernel as a whole is not a "modified" work, but > rather at least parts of it are the original work, 2) it does not read > commands interactively when run, 3) it does not normally print such > announcements. I see such announcements. I think we should just kill them all: Installing knfsd (copyright (C) 1996 okir@monad.swb.de). CSLIP: code copyright 1989 Regents of the University of California. Linux agpgart interface v0.100 (c) Dave Jones ip_tables: (C) 2000-2002 Netfilter core team Or perhaps we can replace 'POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX' with 'Distribute under GPLv2'? Pavel -- When do you have a heart between your knees? [Johanka's followup: and *two* hearts?]