Re: [PATCH] Ban module license tag string termination trick

[Trent Waddington]

On 2/2/07, Jon Masters <jonathan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Ok. I totally dig the *idea* here - I mean, this issue has been ongoing
> for a long time now. But I'd like to see a few comments as to whether we
> need a technological mechanism here to enforce the obvious. To me, it
> just seems totally obvious (any legal comment?) that early C string
> termination is undermining the intent of the MODULE_LICENSE tag.

I'm not a lawyer, but I can tell you exactly what a lawyer would say:

 "well, ya know, it's hard to say when it comes to these issues"

that's the answer to *any* copyright question.  :)

Trent
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