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

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Message-ID: <20061214170841.GA11196@tuatara.stupidest.org>
Date:	Thu, 14 Dec 2006 09:08:41 -0800
From:	Chris Wedgwood <cw@...f.org>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>
Cc:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>, Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>,
	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	Martin Bligh <mbligh@...igh.org>,
	"Michael K. Edwards" <medwards.linux@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: GPL only modules [was Re: [GIT PATCH] more Driver core patches for 2.6.19]

On Thu, Dec 14, 2006 at 09:03:57AM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:

> I actually think the EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() thing is a good thing, if
> done properly (and I think we use it fairly well).
>
> I think we _can_ do things where we give clear hints to people that
> "we think this is such an internal Linux thing that you simply
> cannot use this without being considered a derived work".

Then why not change the name to something more along those lines?
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