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SubjectRe: Article: IBM wants to "clean up the license" of Linux
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> Yes, I think that according to the GPL, any change that IBM makes in
> existing code would have to be also GPL. Now if they write their own
> separate piece, say a module, I think they can use any license they want.
> OSS does not distribute the source for their commercial sound stuff, do
> they?

Linus has given permission for third party modules that are not source
to be distributed providing they use the existing modules apis. I've not
seen a single binary only module thats actually remotely popular with its
user base other than the commercial OSS sound modules.

Alan


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