[OpenAFS] What to put inside MODULE_LICENSE?
Derrick J Brashear
shadow@dementia.org
Mon, 28 Jan 2002 16:53:07 -0500 (EST)
On Mon, 28 Jan 2002, Andrei Maslennikov wrote:
> Actually, IPL itself does not admit any closed-source modifications. In
> case of binary distribution, paragraph 3.iv clearly states:
>
> "A Contributor may choose to distribute the Program in object code
> form under its own license agreement, provided that:
> ...
> iv) states that source code for the Program is available from such
> Contributor, and informs licensees how to obtain it in a reasonable
> manner on or through a medium customarily used for software
> exchange".
>
> So probably the gatekeepers could follow the advice of Bart/Guy,
> show this clause to the modutils people, and ask them to register
> IPL in suggested form, as just another non-tainted case...
It's actually the kernel (include/linux/module.h) which has the master
list of what's acceptable. Would someone like to volunteer to submit a
patch?
-D