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Kernel Modules that Lie About Their Licenses

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the why-can't-we-just-get-along dept.

jon787 writes "An email to LKML about the Linuxant's HSF Modem drivers lying to the kernel about their license has prompted some interesting replies. Lots of talk about how to effectively blacklist these kind of things; a patch is here. One of the more interesting is this one. Linus as always has his $0.02."

2 of 587 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Lying should be OK... by DraKKon · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Cheese..

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    "It's not like your minds are as open as the source you love..." - Me to the majority of Slashdot.
  2. Re:Here goes my karma... by Cyno · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I think all us Americans forfeited our right to comment on hypocrisy the day we voted Bush into office. Ashcroft has done an excellent job of enforcing these new anti-hypo laws. Soon we will be victorious in this War on Hypocrisy.