From: Markus E Leypold <development-2006-8ecbb5cc8aREMOVETHIS@ANDTHATm-e-leypold.de>
Subject: Re: Corrected version Re: pragma License ?
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:43:34 +0200
Date: 2007-06-20T15:43:34+02:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <v9abuu91x5.fsf@hod.lan.m-e-leypold.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: k9tzt2922g.fsf@hod.lan.m-e-leypold.de
>> In <1182160706.208857@xnews001>, Dirk Heinrichs <dirk.heinrichs.ext@nsn.com> writes:
>>>anon wrote:
>>>
>>>> Linux Modules uses : MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
>>>> alone with some files having the spelled out comment lines too.
>>>
>>>That's a different beast. This is used to enforce GPL lincensed kernel
>>>modules. It results in a _runtime_ check. When a module with a
>>>non-compatible license is loaded, it will taint the kernel and you will not
>>>get any support from kernel hackers in case of problems.
>>>
>> That's why the OSI/FSF requested the NYU group the creators of the
>> GNU/AdaCore Ada to add the "pragma License" statement with its
>> option of "( GPL )". But NYU or Adacore never complete the link to
>> the _runtine_ checker. which is what I stated in my second reply about
>> this. First reply, showed source code that tested the "pragma License"
>> on the GNAT compiler.
>>
>> Y O U N E E D T O R E A D ! ! !
>> B E F O R E A N S W E R I N G ! ! !
>
> Well, a little bit shouting and fidgeting would be nice ...
Insert a 'less' here, please.
- M
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Thread overview: 33+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-06-14 17:13 pragma License ? Michael Bode
2007-06-15 9:10 ` anon
2007-06-15 18:12 ` Michael Bode
2007-06-17 7:21 ` Corrected version " anon
2007-06-17 10:33 ` Michael Bode
2007-06-18 9:07 ` anon
2007-06-18 9:58 ` Dirk Heinrichs
2007-06-20 10:38 ` anon
2007-06-20 12:09 ` Georg Bauhaus
2007-06-20 12:28 ` Dirk Heinrichs
2007-06-20 13:40 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-06-20 13:43 ` Markus E Leypold [this message]
2007-06-22 6:30 ` Harald Korneliussen
2007-06-22 10:36 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-06-22 10:55 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-06-22 11:16 ` Ludovic Brenta
2007-06-22 14:30 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-06-22 14:31 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-06-22 11:37 ` anon
2007-06-22 12:10 ` Dirk Heinrichs
2007-06-22 17:48 ` Georg Bauhaus
2007-06-22 18:05 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-06-22 14:27 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-06-22 17:58 ` Georg Bauhaus
2007-06-22 18:00 ` Michael Bode
2007-06-22 18:14 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-06-22 18:44 ` Georg Bauhaus
2007-06-22 19:02 ` Michael Bode
2007-06-22 20:42 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-06-22 18:11 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-06-18 15:08 ` Georg Bauhaus
2007-06-17 10:47 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-06-18 7:33 ` Dirk Heinrichs
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