Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 4 Dec 2003 19:58:18 -0500 (EST) | From | Zwane Mwaikambo <> | Subject | Re: Linux GPL and binary module exception clause? |
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On Thu, 4 Dec 2003, Erik Andersen wrote:
> On Thu Dec 04, 2003 at 03:50:55PM -0800, Paul Adams wrote: > > Unless actual Linux code is incorporated in a binary > > distribution > > in some form, I don't see how you can claim > > infringement of the > > copyright on Linux code, at least in the U.S. > > A kernel module is useless without a Linux kernel in which it can > be loaded. Once loaded, it becomes not merely an adjunct, but an > integrat part of the Linux kernel. Further, it clearly > "incorporate[s] a portion of the copyrighted work" since it > can only operate within the context of the kernel by utilizing > Linux kernel function calls.
What about software which utilises Linux specific kernel services, such as say some cd writing software? - 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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