Fedora - DELL ?

[Les Mikesell]

Alan Cox wrote:
>> I would like some clarification. Is the above what the whole dispute is about? 
>> A warning message? 
> 
> I didn't think it was a dispute just someone sounding off. But yes all we
> do to "enforce" the module licensing for general usage symbols exported
> with EXPORT_SYMBOL() is provide a taint warning.

The message could have implied 'value added' instead, to more accurately 
describe the situation.

> For deep internal
> symbols a kernel module must be GPL or GPL compatibly licensed.

What does that mean?  I didn't think you could copyright an interface. 
Wasn't that settled long ago in the AT&T vs. BSD lawsuit that made 
everyone interested in Linux in the first place while it was happening?

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   Les Mikesell
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