Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 07 Jun 2001 10:18:50 -0500 | From | watermodem <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] sockreg2.4.5-05 inet[6]_create() register/unregister table |
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"David S. Miller" wrote: > > George Bonser writes: > > There is, of course, one basic problem with that argument. While you can say > > (and probably rightly so) that such a change would not be included in Linus' > > kernel, I think anyone is allowed to post a patch that might make it > > possible to add protocols as modules. If anyone chooses to use it is each > > individual's decision but you could not prevent ACME from creating a patch > > that allows protocol modules as long as they distributed the patch. Also, I > > know that you are allowed to distribute proprietary modules in binary form > > but are there any restrictions on what function these modules can perform? > > I don't remember seeing any such restrictions. > > People can post whatever patches which do whatever, sure. > But this isn't what matters. > > What matters is the API under which a binary-only module may interface > to the kernel. Linus specifies that only the module exports in his > tree fall into this API. > > As I stated in another email, the allowance of binary-only kernel > modules is a special exception to the licensing of the kernel made by > Linus. The GPL by itself, does not allow this at all. > > Later, > David S. Miller > davem@redhat.com
David,
What is your real problem with La Monte's Code. I don't buy your more "blessed than thou" argument. It is a typical response one normally sees in large organizations from folk with "empires" to protect. Coming from the "land of warring tribes" firm it is a attitude I have seen often. My response is take a vacation, chill out and reassess.
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