Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 10 Dec 2003 14:59:10 -0800 (PST) | From | Andre Hedrick <> | Subject | RE: Linux GPL and binary module exception clause? |
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Ingo,
I suggest asking FSF how they play with GPL+another license. They will tell you GPL can not co-exist, period.
The reply is a double bounce back of ideas.
Jason,
What you are really saying is the Linux does not have a GPL license. It has a GPL-like or LKL.
Linux Kernel License.
Hmmm, new thought ...
I will be kind to it because it is in a strange place :-)
Cheers,
Andre Hedrick LAD Storage Consulting Group
On Wed, 10 Dec 2003, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> > On Wed, 10 Dec 2003, Andre Hedrick wrote: > > > I have and the lawyers tell me that it is one or the other and can not > > be both. So explain to me how a GPL/BSD or BSD/GPL works again? > > ugh. Are your lawyers saying that the tons of dual-licensed code is not a > valid license? Seems like your lawyers disagree with lots of other > lawyers. > > > Also if one does an md5sum on the "COPYING" file from FSF and compares > > it from the one in the kernel source they differ. > > here's the (trivial) diff. Draw your own conclusions. > > --- libc/COPYING 2001-07-06 07:57:07.000000000 +0200 > +++ v/COPYING 2003-11-23 13:21:58.000000000 +0100 > @@ -1,3 +1,19 @@ > + > + NOTE! This copyright does *not* cover user programs that use kernel > + services by normal system calls - this is merely considered normal use > + of the kernel, and does *not* fall under the heading of "derived work". > + Also note that the GPL below is copyrighted by the Free Software > + Foundation, but the instance of code that it refers to (the Linux > + kernel) is copyrighted by me and others who actually wrote it. > + > + Also note that the only valid version of the GPL as far as the kernel > + is concerned is _this_ particular version of the license (ie v2, not > + v2.2 or v3.x or whatever), unless explicitly otherwise stated. > + > + Linus Torvalds > + > +---------------------------------------- > + > GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE > Version 2, June 1991 > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ >
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