From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 25 Sep 2001 18:38:27 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 25 Sep 2001 18:38:09 -0400 Received: from adsl-196-233.cybernet.ch ([212.90.196.233]:14598 "HELO mailphish.drugphish.ch") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Tue, 25 Sep 2001 18:38:04 -0400 Message-ID: <3BB107A3.DE3C27@drugphish.ch> Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 00:39:31 +0200 From: Roberto Nibali X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.77 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.10 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Greg KH Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Binary only module overview In-Reply-To: <20010924124044.B17377@devserv.devel.redhat.com> <20010925084439.B6396@us.ibm.com> <20010925200947.B7174@itsolve.co.uk> <20010925134232.A14715@kroah.com> <3BB0F297.D4A9E986@drugphish.ch> <20010925141623.A14962@kroah.com> <3BB101AE.C7CA4997@drugphish.ch> <20010925151551.D15314@kroah.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > Yes, the LSM licensing issue seems to be critical to a lot of people :) I read the current evolvement of the LSM framework and its ongoing licensing discussions with great affection and joy :) This is what happens if too many third party vendors get interested in yet another possiblity of selling their product under Linux legally ... > Presently I am waiting for a response from WireX as to what their stance > is. Ok. I thought it had to be GPL anyway but then again I'm not too familiar with the whole LSM "patch" yet. It seems as if there are multiple licenses needed. [Well, that's what we have the MODULE_LICENSE for then.] > Exactly. It looks like HP provides the source code for everything > (someone tell me if I'm wrong here) while Argus looks like they only > provide the kernel patches and a compiled loadable module binary, under > a unknown license (at this time.) I put their license on the page too. Enjoy the binary software license: http://www.linuxvirtualserver.org/~ratz/argus-license.txt Cheers, Roberto Nibali, ratz