Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 20 Nov 2002 11:32:02 -0800 (PST) | From | Andre Hedrick <> | Subject | Re: spinlocks, the GPL, and binary-only modules |
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On Wed, 20 Nov 2002, Daniel Jacobowitz wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 20, 2002 at 10:57:58AM -0800, Andre Hedrick wrote: > > On 20 Nov 2002, Alan Cox wrote: > > > > > On Wed, 2002-11-20 at 04:26, Ross Vandegrift wrote: > > > > On Wed, Nov 20, 2002 at 12:59:26AM -0200, Rik van Riel wrote: > > > > > You can copyright songs, but not individual musical notes. > > > > > > > > > > Likewise, snippets of code aren't copyrightable if they're below > > > > > a certain "triviality size". > > > > > > > > I don't pretend to be current on all the issues involved, but I've > > > > always been under the impression that Linus has insisted that > > > > binary-only drivers aren't derived works, with respect to the GPL. > > > > > > Linus has said much the reverse if you look back. Being a module doesnt > > > make it not a derivative work. In some ways thats not even directly > > > relevant > > > > The double negative unwrapped: > > > > "Being a module doesnt make it not a derivative work." > > > > 'Being a module does (not) make it not a derivative work.' > > 'Being a module does (not) make it (not) a derivative work.' > > > > 'Being a module does make it a derivative work.' > > > > Is this the intent of the statement? > > That's faulty grammar and faulty logic. "A" does not require "not B". > > -- > Daniel Jacobowitz > MontaVista Software Debian GNU/Linux Developer
So fix the intent and make it clear. I am not an english major. I generally try to keep you disk storage alive.
Andre Hedrick LAD Storage Consulting Group
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