[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