Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2019 15:16:53 -0800 From: Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com> To: rgrimes@freebsd.org Cc: Matt Macy <mmacy@freebsd.org>, src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r344487 - in head/sys: conf gnu/gcov Message-ID: <201902232316.x1NNGrhD089735@slippy.cwsent.com> In-Reply-To: Message from "Rodney W. Grimes" <freebsd@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net> of "Sat, 23 Feb 2019 13:52:45 -0800." <201902232152.x1NLqjKG032128@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net>
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In message <201902232152.x1NLqjKG032128@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net>, "Rodney W. Gri mes" writes: > > > Author: mmacy > > > Date: Sat Feb 23 21:14:00 2019 > > > New Revision: 344487 > > > URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/344487 > > > > > > Log: > > > gcov support > > > > > > add gcov support and export results as files in debugfs > > > > > > Reviewed by: hps@ > > > MFC after: 1 week > > > Sponsored by: iX Systems > > > Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D19260 > > And an additional nit, we can never becomre GPL free > if we continue to add GPL code to the system. +1 on adding GPL code to the system. The thing that comes to mind with this commit is that we generally try to commit to the vendor branch externally obtained code and merge. That this was committed directly suggests that we will be the maintainers of this code, also suggesting that this GPL code is here to stay. Or, are there plans to replace this with BSD licensed code. As this is external, obtained from should have been documented in the commit message. Ccould this not be put into ports? Those wishing to use this feature could install it as desired. Not to heap it on, just a bunch of questions coming to mind as I write this: What about DTrace, can't we do the same with it? Which once again argues against GPL in base, especially the kernel. -- Cheers, Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com> FreeBSD UNIX: <cy@FreeBSD.org> Web: http://www.FreeBSD.org The need of the many outweighs the greed of the few.
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