When does this check run? Seems ridiculous to do this on every boot cycle, a bootloader should execute as quickly as possible, not try to solve the world's legal problems.
Just my $0.02 2011/4/11 Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko <phco...@gmail.com>: > Hello, all. Due to recent case of non-compliance with GPL in a project > using GRUB2 codebase and according to new GNU guidelines I've > implemented an automatic module license checking. This checks doesn't > change in nothing the distributor obligation: any GRUB2 module is > covered by GPLv3(+) (and optionally dual-licensed under another > license). However, this change makes this compliance requirement > explicit by requiring author to put a GRUB_MOD_LICENSE macro. Also note > that everybody is allowed to remove the said check but doing so doesn't > free from legal GPL obligation. When implementing this check I've added > a bunch of GRUB_MOD_LICENSE and GRUB_MOD_DUAL_LICENSE, I'll be grateful > if everyone who sees a problem (e.g. non-correspondance between license > header and macro) would report it to me and I'll fix it as soon as time > permits. > > -- > Regards > Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko > > > > _______________________________________________ > Grub-devel mailing list > Grub-devel@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel > > _______________________________________________ Grub-devel mailing list Grub-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel
