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vda <vda@port.imtp.ilyichevsk.odessa.ua> writes: > On Tuesday 09 March 2004 11:04, Måns Rullgård wrote: >> vda <vda@port.imtp.ilyichevsk.odessa.ua> writes: >> > Well, Linux kernel is GPLed. If one adds his/hers code to the kernel >> > (s)he is automatically agrees to the terms of GPL. >> > >> > Because "adds code" is actually incorrect here. "modifies existing >> > GPLed code" is more accurate. >> >> Suppose I write a new kernel module, without touching any existing >> code, and this module gets included in the kernel tree. Have I added >> code? Yes. Have I modified GPLed code? I think not. > > I believe Linus said so too wrt out-of-tree modules. > > I think modules included in 'official' tree better be GPLed > or else phrase 'Linux kernel is GPLed' becomes meaningless. That is true, but it doesn't necessarily make my code derived from anything at all. -- Måns Rullgård mru@kth.se - 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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