Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Sat, 11 Feb 2006 23:18:06 -0500 | | From | Mark Lord <> | | Subject | Re: [RFC] EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL_FUTURE() |
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Greg KH wrote: > On Sat, Feb 11, 2006 at 09:34:40PM -0500, Mark Lord wrote: >> Greg KH wrote: >>> So, here's a patch that implements EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL_FUTURE(). It >>> basically says that some time in the future, this symbol is going to >>> change and not be allowed to be called from non-GPL licensed kernel >>> modules. >> The wording and intent here are incorrect. >> >> All kernel modules are already *GPL licensed*, >> whether the authors think so or not. >> >> So this patch (if it goes through), should be reworded >> so as not to muddy those waters (as the above excerpt does). > > Care to provide some text that you feel will be better?
Just something simple, like this rewording of your original post:
>>> So, here's a patch that implements EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL_FUTURE(). It >>> basically says that some time in the future, this symbol is going to >>> change and not be allowed to be called from ...kernel modules that don't include MODULE_LICENSE("GPL") in the source.
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