Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 19 Nov 2002 17:09:49 -0500 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | spinlocks, the GPL, and binary-only modules |
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blah.
So, since spinlocks and semaphores are (a) inline and #included into your code, and (b) required for just about sane interoperation with Linux...
does this mean that all binary-only modules that #include kernel code such as spinlocks are violating the GPL? IOW just about every binary module out there, I would think...
I'm sure this would make extremeists happy, but I personally don't mind binary-only modules as long as the binary-only code [ignoring the #included kernel code] cannot be considered a derived work.
But who knows if #include'd code constitutes a derived work :(
Jeff
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