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Subject: Re: Corrected version Re: pragma License ?
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>> 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