Andrea Arcangeli wrote:
On Mon, Dec 05, 2005 at 05:20:16PM -0800, Tim Bird wrote:This interpretation puts kernel developers in the position of making the legal decision about whichAn hint can hardly defined as a "legal decision". An hint _only_ means "be careful you _might_ be illegal". "might be" is hardly a "legal deicision", infact it's not decision at all.
Correct. It's largely a demonstration of "intent" -- which is both a legal and a common sense concept. It's not a legally binding <anything>.
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