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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




  reply	other threads:[~2007-06-20 13:43 UTC|newest]

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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