Re: [PATCH] Re: Non-standard MODULE_LICENSEs in 2.4.13-ac2

From: Jeff Garzik (jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com)
Date: Sun Oct 28 2001 - 06:34:46 EST

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Riley Williams wrote:
> Note particularly the line...
>
> 1 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2")
>
> ...which indicates that drivers/net/pcmcia/xircom_tulip_cb.c is regarded
> as tainting the kernel - this string is NOT one of the ones that are
> accepted as untainted.

That's definitely a bug that needs fixing... "GPL v2" shouldn't taint.

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