From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Wed Sep 08 16:42:47 2021 Received: (at 50347-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 8 Sep 2021 20:42:47 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:33665 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1mO4P9-0001AC-GD for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 08 Sep 2021 16:42:47 -0400 Received: from baptiste.telenet-ops.be ([195.130.132.51]:36428) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1mO4P6-00019z-1K for 50347-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 08 Sep 2021 16:42:45 -0400 Received: from butterfly.local ([188.188.194.186]) by baptiste.telenet-ops.be with bizsmtp id rYih2500F41m7uc01YihLo; Wed, 08 Sep 2021 22:42:42 +0200 Message-ID: <0f39f83c839a54a82e2c7abcdec554754d876810.camel@telenet.be> Subject: Re: [bug#50347] [RFC PATCH] lint: Warn about kernel modules with a suspect license. From: Maxime Devos To: zimoun , 50347-done@debbugs.gnu.org Date: Wed, 08 Sep 2021 22:42:35 +0200 In-Reply-To: <868s0ajenb.fsf@gmail.com> References: <5c4caf742c5dbe2a02aede2b20ff80eae7bc352a.camel@telenet.be> <868s0ajenb.fsf@gmail.com> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg="pgp-sha512"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-Cx1oGaQ9Pc4wmrGmnoWw" User-Agent: Evolution 3.34.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=telenet.be; s=r21; t=1631133762; bh=rEfwYIcN5tu2I1st4eO7CbC8RsxUX8V9gtVXSZMYTrU=; h=Subject:From:To:Date:In-Reply-To:References; b=GXMKmoLQN5I7++pfH/65jqquMsFeaCVLtMQsTv308CwTn9hLjUg6KcLgMLs7QkzGx 57pCSv/TnWDO53f5npiKrLzAzgu+6VUrkIHmNLwSnwJ1KuuTq0An+nF3nb6MQ46Aup GW6E+BDpJTiaRiSKV3sAdh/oPJ6QNgrHOLKjnO+A58xPp0VIomL8UQWYTbCp1rf76A VjOzn13JTRKnS23Rk/oNFeasbQIRZWbmzThe6lYsAZ+xlVHXgyYXAmcYDPLOWc+Mib Hr2Tz1Os+TxkfB4q7YodY+owXn6rS4IKNxJRMDUQL93ZC8sCCBsjG5vy28SPk80Td8 uCrccZHKEbTgw== X-Spam-Score: -0.7 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 50347-done X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -1.7 (-) --=-Cx1oGaQ9Pc4wmrGmnoWw Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable zimoun schreef op ma 06-09-2021 om 10:23 [+0200]: > Hi Maxime, >=20 > On Thu, 02 Sep 2021 at 23:42, Maxime Devos wrote= : >=20 > > This patch adds a 'suspect-license' linter detecting some suspicious > > values in the license fields of linux modules: >=20 > I do not know if it is worth to add a linter for really few corner > cases, IMHO. >=20 > > For zfs, the issue is the CDDL license. For the others, the issue > > is the gpl3+ license. See the article by the SFLC for why this linter > > detets ZFS: > >=20 > > ;. >=20 > The issue is about distributing binaries, IIUC. From my point of view, > a such linter should check X-license packages using any build-system but > =E2=80=9Clinked=E2=80=9C to incompatible X-license packages. Well, I do = not know if it > is worth to automate this since it appears to me really sparse corner > cases. It appears that the proposed linter isn't very useful. Closing. Greetings, Maxime --=-Cx1oGaQ9Pc4wmrGmnoWw Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iI0EABYKADUWIQTB8z7iDFKP233XAR9J4+4iGRcl7gUCYTkgOxccbWF4aW1lZGV2 b3NAdGVsZW5ldC5iZQAKCRBJ4+4iGRcl7hccAP9kJHnw4Zl5YOgAiLVG3Vs0UcTW Mn3zhQtZ4mhp+f0U+wEAvnbD2EWNzhp9KH1G04syX5nW3RH46R5f2lNTtS6rmwg= =eDiz -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-Cx1oGaQ9Pc4wmrGmnoWw--