On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 06:19:57PM +0000, Alan Cox wrote: > > The reason I added GPL is not because of some idea that this is all > > "chummy" with the kernel. But because I derived the mcount code from > > glibc's version of mcount. Now you may argue that glibc is under LGPL > > and a non-GPL export is fine. But I've been advised that if I ever take > > code from someone else, to always export it with GPL. > > As I understand it if Vladis wants to submit his own change to the symbol > thats up to him, and he'll be liable for any fallout with the FSF, or > harm to Linux resulting, so long he's the one who signs it off. >...
Why isn't anyone distributing it liable if it is not legally correct? > Alan cu Adrian -- "Is there not promise of rain?" Ling Tan asked suddenly out of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days. "Only a promise," Lao Er said. Pearl S. Buck - Dragon Seed -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/