Messages in this thread | | | From | Rob Landley <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Re: [PATCH] scsi.h uses "u8" which isn't defined. | Date | Thu, 21 Aug 2003 20:32:25 -0400 |
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On Wednesday 20 August 2003 20:02, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> > If userspace applications are ultimately compiled using Linux header > > files, indirectly included via Glibc or some other libc, and the > > kernel header files are GPL (version 2 only; not LGPL or any later > > GPL), isn't distributing those binary applications a gross violation > > of the GPL in some cases? ... > One way or another (direct inclusion, or via glibc-kernheaders pkg) the > headers today are GPL'd not LGPL'd... so I suppose it remains the realm > of lawyers... > > IANAL, > > Jeff
So I take it one of the goals of cleaned and pressed kernel-ABI headers for 2.7 would be to have them distributable under LGPL? (Just trying to be explicit, here...)
Rob
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