linux-kernel - Re: PostgreSQL licensed code on Linux

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Tue, 29 May 2018 16:12:17 -0700
From:   "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...nel.org>
To:     Kent Overstreet <kent.overstreet@...il.com>,
        Jessica Yu <jeyu@...nel.org>
Cc:     Tso Ted <tytso@....edu>, Coly Li <colyli@...e.de>,
        Ciaran Farrell <ciaran.farrell@...e.com>,
        One Thousand Gnomes <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
        linux-bcache@...r.kernel.org,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Philippe Ombredanne <pombredanne@...b.com>,
        Kate Stewart <kstewart@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Jonas Oberg <jonas@...e.org>
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL licensed code on Linux

It would seem I did follow up with a v3 patch and Rusty noted that although
I may be right, its hard to care [0]. But of relevance here is again if one
of the MODULE_LICENSE() dual tags should be used or the GPL tag. I'll
continue to side recommending with the MODULE_LICENSE("GPL") tag even on
files with permissive licenses, and even if it we haven't clarified this in
documentation as I think scaling these tags further is just silly.

[0] http://lkml.kernel.org/r/87bom0hf0f.fsf@rustcorp.com.au

   Luis