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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."

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  1. Re:Linus' E-mail in case of slashdotting by ad0gg · · Score: 0, Troll
    To circumcise our members MODULE_LICENSE checks LinuxAnt has inserted a "\0" into their declaration:

    I sure hope they cut it out and stop trying to hack their way around the gpl.

    --

    Have you ever been to a turkish prison?

  2. LinuxAnt is really screwed? by spideyct · · Score: 1, Troll

    That's a strange perspective. But admittedly, I don't know all the facts around this issue.

    From my perspective, it looks like the users are screwed.

    This is exactly the type of story that scares me away from GPL software. It is not for users. It is not for developers. It is for lawyers (and even more armchair lawyers).

    If the GPL were for users or developers, everyone would be thanking this company for providing drivers that did not exist.