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From: Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org>
To: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc: Steven Rostedt <srostedt@redhat.com>,
Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu,
Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>,
Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@ghostprotocols.net>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Alan Cox <alan@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] 2.6.25-rc2-mm1 - fix mcount GPL bogosity.
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:27:10 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080225192710.GA13635@cs181133002.pp.htv.fi> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20080225181957.4eeed15d@core>
On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 06:19:57PM +0000, Alan Cox wrote:
> > The reason I added GPL is not because of some idea that this is all
> > "chummy" with the kernel. But because I derived the mcount code from
> > glibc's version of mcount. Now you may argue that glibc is under LGPL
> > and a non-GPL export is fine. But I've been advised that if I ever take
> > code from someone else, to always export it with GPL.
>
> As I understand it if Vladis wants to submit his own change to the symbol
> thats up to him, and he'll be liable for any fallout with the FSF, or
> harm to Linux resulting, so long he's the one who signs it off.
>...
Why isn't anyone distributing it liable if it is not legally correct?
> Alan
cu
Adrian
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-02-25 19:28 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-02-25 17:59 Valdis.Kletnieks
2008-02-25 18:23 ` Steven Rostedt
2008-02-25 18:19 ` Alan Cox
2008-02-25 19:27 ` Adrian Bunk [this message]
2008-02-25 19:48 ` Alan Cox
2008-02-25 20:09 ` Adrian Bunk
2008-02-25 20:38 ` Alan Cox
2008-02-25 21:17 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2008-02-26 1:30 ` David Schwartz
2008-02-26 12:29 ` Alan Cox
2008-02-26 15:43 ` Krzysztof Halasa
2008-02-26 17:04 ` Krzysztof Halasa
2008-02-26 17:21 ` Alan Cox
2008-02-26 17:44 ` Krzysztof Halasa
2008-02-26 18:04 ` Alan Cox
2008-02-26 18:19 ` David Schwartz
2008-02-26 23:13 ` Krzysztof Halasa
2008-02-26 23:35 ` David Schwartz
2008-02-27 0:05 ` Krzysztof Halasa
2008-02-27 0:28 ` David Schwartz
2008-02-27 10:31 ` Alan Cox
2008-02-27 10:55 ` Krzysztof Halasa
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