linux-kernel - Re: GPL only modules [was Re: [GIT PATCH] more Driver core patches for 2.6.19]

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Message-ID: <22299.1166057009@lwn.net>
Date:	Wed, 13 Dec 2006 17:43:29 -0700
From:	corbet@....net (Jonathan Corbet)
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, Martin Bligh <mbligh@...igh.org>,
	"Michael K. Edwards" <medwards.linux@...il.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: GPL only modules [was Re: [GIT PATCH] more Driver core patches for 2.6.19] 

Greg's patch:

> +			printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: This module will not be able "
> +				"to be loaded after January 1, 2008 due to its "
> +				"license.\n", mod->name);

If you're going to go ahead with this, shouldn't the message say that
the module will not be loadable into *kernels released* after January 1,
2008?  I bet a lot of people would read the above to say that their
system will just drop dead of a New Year's hangover, and they'll freak.
I wouldn't want to be the one getting all the email at that point...

jon

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