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

From: Jan Engelhardt
Date: Fri Feb 02 2007 - 14:11:28 EST



On Feb 2 2007 19:37, Paul Rolland wrote:
>> MODULE_IS_UNDER_GPL_LICENSE("yes\0 but only this .c file");
>>
>
>MODULE_IS_UNDER_GPL_LICENSE(0)
>(integer, not string).

So what (legally) happens when someone does
MODULE_IS_UNDER_GPL_LICENSE(2), (~0) or (-1)? Does the judge get confused?
Then better use strings and an appropriate check.


Jan
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