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SubjectRe: is it possible to have a kernel module with a BSD license?!
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Why would anyone want to BSD license a kernel module, honestly...

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On Wed, 2003-12-24 at 10:17, Bruce Ferrell wrote:
> from the project announcement on freshmeat:
>
>
> Dazuko 2.0.0-pre5 (Default)
> by John Ogness - Tuesday, November 11th 2003 06:56 PST
>
> About:
> This project provides a kernel module which provides 3rd-party
> applications with an interface for file access control. It was
> originally developed for on-access virus scanning. Other uses include a
> file-access monitor/logger or external security implementations. It
> operates by intercepting file-access calls and passing the file
> information to a 3rd-party application. The 3rd-party application then
> has the opportunity to tell the kernel module to allow or deny the
> file-access. The 3rd-party application also receives information about
> the file, such as type of access, process ID, user ID, etc.
>
> Release focus: Minor bugfixes
>
> Changes:
> Some "in use" problems with spontaneous context-switches when unloading
> under FreeBSD were fixed. Macros for hooking/unhooking system calls were
> added. Filename length restrictions were removed. Code for generating
> protocol13 was abstracted and moved into XP layer. Support for filenames
> with non-printable characters was added. The ability to compile the
> interface library without 1.x compatibility was added. An "off by one"
> bug which occurred when calculating include/exclude path lengths was
> fixed. Support for Linux 2.6 kernels was added (not yet complete, but
> very functional).
>
> Last release License
> Default 2.0.0-pre5 24-Dec-2003 BSD License (revised)
>
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