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From: Axel Weiss <aweiss@informatik.hu-berlin.de>
To: "Linux Kernel Mailing List" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: module-licences / tainting the kernel
Date: Sat, 8 May 2004 09:57:57 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200405080957.57286.aweiss@informatik.hu-berlin.de> (raw)

Hi all,

from my point of view, the 'tainting-rule' for kernel-modules is too 
restrictive, allowing GPL-only modules to not be marked as tainting the 
kernel.

Would it be possible to let e.g. LPGL-licenced kernel-modules be loaded 
legally?

I do not at all want to hide my source code in any way, but under some 
circumstances, the pure GPL is too restrictive, and would reduce interest in 
open-source projects significantly.

Opinions?

Regards,
			Axel



             reply	other threads:[~2004-05-08  7:57 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-05-08  7:57 Axel Weiss [this message]
2004-05-08  8:03 ` Arjan van de Ven
2004-05-08  9:14   ` Måns Rullgård
2004-05-08 10:24   ` Axel Weiß
2004-05-08 10:29     ` Michael Buesch

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