Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 05 Apr 2005 11:37:24 -0300 | From | Humberto Massa <> | Subject | Re: non-free firmware in kernel modules, aggregation and unclear copyright notice. |
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Jeff Garzik wrote:
>We do not add comments to the kernel source code which simply state the >obvious. > > Jeff > > Whoa, kind of harsh, isn't it? I'm just trying to help.
Anyway, the problem at hand is: people do *not* think there is anything obvious.
For instance: many, many people do not consider binary hexdumps in .c/.h files as source code; if you think so, you should state it in writing, you know, to avoid lawyer attacks.
Another example: if you think it's obvious that the binary hexdump is another work, aggregated to the GPL'd .c/.h file, then you should state (again, in writing) which are the licensing terms of said work... otherwise, no-one has a written license to redistribute it, leading to... lawyer attacks.
HTH,
Massa
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