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SubjectRe: [PATCH] Ban module license tag string termination trick
On 2/2/07, Tomas Carnecky <tom@dbservice.com> wrote:
> Can't you put this somewhere into the documentation: it's our kernel,
> play by our rules, and our rules are, the license is what is visible in
> 'printf(license)'?

Here I was thinking the rules were: all modules must be GPL and the
jerks who make proprietary modules are just blatantly breaking the
law. But you're right, the MODULE_LICENSE tag really does imply that
licenses other than the GPL are ok.

Trent
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