Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 26 Apr 2004 16:18:58 -0400 | From | Chris Friesen <> | Subject | Re: hsf modem drivers lying about their license |
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Jon DeVree wrote: > Someone needs to take a look at the MODULE_LICENSE string reported by > the HSF modem drivers made by LinuxAnt. > > http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf/full/downloads.php > > They creatively inserted a \0 character in it. > MODULE_LICENSE("GPL\0for files in the \"GPL\" directory; for others, > only LICENSE file applies"); > > Runnning modinfo -F license on the compiled driver gives: > GPL because of their creative null character. The actual license for most of > the files is NOT GPL.
Ewww...that's evil.
Maybe we need to store the size of the license string for modinfo, so it doesn't stop at the first null?
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