linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Add CONFIG_VFAT_NO_CREATE_WITH

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Message-ID: <20090504221208.GB29402@kroah.com>
Date:	Mon, 4 May 2009 15:12:08 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>
Cc:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>, tridge@...ba.org,
	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	Steve French <smfrench@...il.com>,
	Dave Kleikamp <shaggy@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Ogawa Hirofumi <hirofumi@...l.parknet.co.jp>,
	linux-fsdevel <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Michael Tokarev <mjt@....msk.ru>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add CONFIG_VFAT_NO_CREATE_WITH_LONGNAMES option

On Mon, May 04, 2009 at 10:22:52AM -0600, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> On Mon, May 04, 2009 at 09:10:24AM -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> > On Mon, May 04, 2009 at 09:55:06AM -0600, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> > > Indeed I do have access to lawyers.  But what use is that?  I could
> > > presumably get an opinion for myself that I would not then be able to
> > > share outside of Intel.
> > 
> > I am glad you understand our situation, then!  ;-)
> 
> I'm assuming my situation would be analagous to yours.  That doesn't
> mean that I understand your situation at all.
> 
> > > Can't you get the SFLC to issue a public legal opinion for you?  Or maybe
> > > the Linux Foundation?
> > 
> > I have no clue whether this would work, but it is certainly worth
> > exploring.  Thank you for the tip!!!
> 
> No problem.  I'm always looking for ways to solve problems.
> 
> I've never trusted advice from IBM laywers, ever since Greg spouted some
> utter rubbish about the Copyright symbol that completely contradicts
> US law.

Doubt is good when dealing with lawyers :)

But what was wrong with what they told us to do with regards to how to
specify the copyright on a file?  I don't recall seeing anything that
contridicted what I was told, but that was many many years ago, so I
probably am forgetting...

thanks,

greg k-h
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