Re: [PATCH] module.h: add copyleft-next >= 0.3.1 as GPL compatible

[Paul Bolle]

On wo, 2016-06-29 at 21:05 +0200, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> I haven't seen any objections or questions, so just a friendly *poke*.

At the end of the day, what matters most is whether a module is GPL v2
compatible. So why are the specific license idents for the various GPL
v2 compatible licenses actually needed?

include/linux/module.h tells us:
    1.   So modinfo can show license info for users wanting to vet their setup
         is free
    2.   So the community can ignore bug reports including proprietary modules
    3.   So vendors can do likewise based on their own policies

Does that require more than just two license idents ("GPL v2 compatible"
and "Proprietary")?


Paul Bolle