linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Ban module license tag string termination trick

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Date:	Fri, 02 Feb 2007 01:15:54 -0500
From:	Jon Masters <jonathan@...masters.org>
To:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
CC:	Trent Waddington <trent.waddington@...il.com>,
	Tomas Carnecky <tom@...ervice.com>,
	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ux01.gwdg.de>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Ban module license tag string termination trick

Arjan van de Ven wrote:
>>  But you're right, the MODULE_LICENSE tag really does imply that
>> licenses other than the GPL are ok.
> 
> yup.. BSD licensed modules are clearly ok as well..

So I guess we're going to go with Jan's change then.

I just wanted to discuss this briefly since I'm very keen for the kernel 
not to enforce legal/DRM type policy at all - this isn't quite the same 
discussion as we've had previously but the point remains: it should be 
for people to realize when they are violating a license as software 
unfortunately cannot ever be intelligent to catch all the baddies.

Personally, I am less worried if people use an obvious "PROPRIETARY" 
label because they're at least admitting and saying it how it is - then 
if later it can be shown that they are in fact violating kernel 
copyright, they've helped to sign their own death warrant :-)

Jon.
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