Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 8 Mar 2000 00:16:25 +0100 | From | Frank v Waveren <> | Subject | Re: BSD Licensed files in Linux kernel. |
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On Tue, Mar 07, 2000 at 11:19:10AM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote: > The one file you mention (bsd_comp.c) is the only real special case that > I'm aware of, which is why it cannot be linked into the kernel directly > (it only ever gets built as a module - not for any technical reasons, > but simply due to the copyright issue).
That sounds terrible to me (license issues superseding technical issues). Isn't there a version of bsd_comp.c under the new BSD license (without the 'mention the author' clause?)?
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Frank v Waveren fvw@var.cx ICQ# 10074100
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