On 12.04.2011 06:33, richardvo...@gmail.com wrote: > 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. > Check is done when loading module. Performance penalty is limited to reading few additional bytes, additional section search and 3 strcmp's. It's much simpler than resolving even a single symbol. > 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 >> >>
-- Regards Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko
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