On Mon, 23 Mar 1998, Matthew Wilcox wrote:

> S.J. Borrill
> > 
> > I see there is a patch for Acorn CDs for Linux (see below). Any plans for
> > NetBSD to incorporate such a thing?
> 
> I probably ought to point out that this code is covered by the GPL which
> is not compatible with the NetBSD licence.  If certain individuals can
> start playing games with licence conditions then so can I.

That's probably true, but given what the patch actually does, and the
differences between NetBSD and Linux kernel sources, the only common code
is likely to be something like "if (*name=='_') *name=='!';". Unless the
concept (but sharing no common code) is covered by the GPL.

Stephen Borrill