Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 2 Feb 2007 08:30:01 +1000 | From | "Trent Waddington" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Ban module license tag string termination trick |
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On 2/2/07, Jon Masters <jonathan@jonmasters.org> wrote: > Ok. I totally dig the *idea* here - I mean, this issue has been ongoing > for a long time now. But I'd like to see a few comments as to whether we > need a technological mechanism here to enforce the obvious. To me, it > just seems totally obvious (any legal comment?) that early C string > termination is undermining the intent of the MODULE_LICENSE tag.
I'm not a lawyer, but I can tell you exactly what a lawyer would say:
"well, ya know, it's hard to say when it comes to these issues"
that's the answer to *any* copyright question. :)
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