Linux-Kernel Archive: Re: Linuxant/Conexant HSF/HCF Modem Drivers Unlocked Re: Linuxant/Conexant HSF/HCF Modem Drivers Unlocked From: Chad Christopher Giffin Date: Fri Oct 29 2004 - 07:41:52 EST • Next message: • Previous message: • In reply to: • Next in thread: • Messages sorted by: On Fri, 2004-10-29 at 12:18 +0100, Paulo Marques wrote: >Chad Christopher Giffin wrote: >>I couldn't help but notice that the Linuxant Modem drivers appear to be >>GPL'd, as a strings of the modules shows that License=GPL. >>There was a huge discussion about this in April. You should check this >thread: >>Thank you for bringing this to my attention.:-) >Always search the archives before posting to LKML;) Yes, I see why. Well then, it appears as though I have made a mistake which therefore warrants a public request that: Any recipients of my email to the Linux Kernel Mailing List, which had attachment 'keygen.pl' for generating keys for Linuxant HCF/HSF modem drivers, are all hereby requested to ignore said email, save for the purpose of its immediate removal, and take notice that the Linuxant drivers are in fact covered by a non-GPL, commercial license. Use of that script would be illegal.

I still find myself deeply troubled and questioning the legalities of using 'GPL 0[.]' in the license string of a non-GPL module. Power Rangers 2017 Bluray Online Movie. As it is a blatant lie. A string is used to represent ASCII characters, normally. And this is often data that is for human eligibility. Said format of string storage uses NULL, or 0, as a mark of termination of string. Therefore such a string implies that the license *is* GPL. Since the /ONLY/ use of this variable is to mark the license type of the module, it has been violated by this clear form of abuse.