Messages in this thread |  | | From | "Kendall Bennett" <> | Date | Wed, 10 Dec 2003 11:48:45 -0800 | Subject | Re: Linux GPL and binary module exception clause? |
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Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> wrote:
> Just imagine: distributing a compiled binary-only kernel module > that can be loaded into the kernel is not like distributing a new > book: it's more like distributing a extra chapter to a book that > somebody else wrote, that uses all the same characters and the > plot, but more importantly it literally can only be read _together_ > with the original work. It doesn't stand alone.
So what if the chapter you wrote was generic enough that it *could* be used for different books? Maybe it couldn't be read alone (at least not with a small book the link the chapters to make logical sense), but it could be read as a whole along with lots of book.
In that case you would believe such a book would not be a derivative work, correct?
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