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SubjectRe: BSD Licensed files in Linux kernel.
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
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