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Date:      Tue, 28 Jan 2003 00:40:12 +0200
From:      Enache Adrian <enache@rdslink.ro>
To:        Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
Cc:        current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: add ext2fs to the module list in modules/Makefile
Message-ID:  <20030127224012.GB903@ratsnest.hole>
In-Reply-To: <20030127213635.GA30541@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
References:  <20030127211441.GC1043@ratsnest.hole> <20030127213635.GA30541@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>

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On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 01:36:35PM -0800, Steve Kargl wrote:
> Portions of the ext2fs source are covered by the GPL.  You
> need to rebuild the kernel with "option EXT2FS".  The
> FreeBSD cannot create a ext2fs.ko and comply with the GPL.

This is weird.
Builting it as part of kernel is ok, but separate, as a module
isn't.

However, FreeBSD builds by default (as modules) the maestro3
sound driver and the gnu fpu emulator which are GPL too.

Regards
Adi


> -- 
> Steve

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