Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Thu, 18 Oct 2001 11:55:53 -0700 | From | "Borrelli, Michael J" <> | Subject | Re: Input on the Non-GPL Modules |
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On Thu, Oct 18, 2001 at 05:08:13PM +0000, Tony Hoyle wrote: > This is still a GPL violation, as the small module couldn't then be > linked with the proprietary module. Most companies aren't prepared to > get into the legally murky ground that that sort of thing entails.
Where, in the conceptual layers of the kernel, does a peice of code cease to be a derived work which must also be GPL'ed and become a "normal use" of the kernel as is allowed by Linus's clause:
"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"."
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