Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 18 Oct 2001 22:09:08 +0300 | From | Matti Aarnio <> | Subject | Re: Input on the Non-GPL Modules |
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On Thu, Oct 18, 2001 at 11:52:36AM -0700, Mike Borrelli wrote: > Where (in the conceptual layering of the kernel) does the code cease to be > a derived work and become a "normal use" as allowed in the clase added by > Linus: > > 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".
"XFree86 server" is "normal use", as is XFree86 loadable device driver, but kernel DRI driver module is not.
> Cheers, > -Mike
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