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Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:31:20 +0100 (CET) From: Esben Nielsen <nielsen.esben@...glemail.com> To: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org> cc: Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu, caglar@...dus.org.tr, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, RT <linux-rt-users@...r.kernel.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk> Subject: Re: 2.6.24-rc7-rt2 On Wed, 16 Jan 2008, Steven Rostedt wrote: > > On Wed, 16 Jan 2008, Steven Rostedt wrote: >> >> We modified mcount now, and it is derived from an objdump of glibc. So >> this is most definitely a "derived" work from glibc. But glibc is licensed >> as LGPL, which IIRC allows for non GPL to link to it. >> >> I personally could care less if we use EXPORT_SYMBOL or EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL. >> But I really want to do The Right Thing(tm). I'm not a lawyer and don't >> claim that I know anything about the law, but I'm leaning towards the non >> _GPL version because the code was from LGPL and not from strict GPL. > > Sorry folks, I'm going to stick with the _GPL version. It doesn't mean > that you can't still load your nVidia module into -rt. I just means you > can't turn on function trace and then load it. Well, you might if you > don't compile the nVidia wrapper against it with function trace on. > > The reason simply is to cover my butt. By limiting it to GPL, I'm fine. > Even if the original author didn't care. But by opening it up to external > prorietary modules, I may be considered infringing on the license. > > So, unless I hear from a lawyer that is willing to back me up on a non > _GPL export publically, the mcount function will stay as an > EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL. > > Note: There is a definite reason for this change. The previous version > of mcount was written by Ingo Molnar, and he added the export. I've > changed mcount to be closer to the glibc code (which I derived it from), > so the change in EXPORT type is legitimate. > > -- Steve Please, tell what in the license forbids me to make a global replacement EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL -> EXPORT_SYMBOL and distribute the result? For me, on the other hand, it is against the spirit of free software to actively make a block for people to do what ever they want with the code when they are only doing it to themselves. That includes loading non-GPL software into the kernel. The only thing they are not allowed to do is to distribute it and in that way "hurt" other people. Esben > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-rt-users" in > the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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