Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 10 Dec 2003 07:18:12 -0800 (PST) | From | Linus Torvalds <> | Subject | Re: Linux GPL and binary module exception clause? |
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On Wed, 10 Dec 2003, Andre Hedrick wrote: > > So why not do the removal of the inlines to real .c files and quit playing > games with bogus attempts to bleed taint into the inprotectable api?
The inlines have nothing to do with _anything_.
Trust me, a federal judge couldn't care less about some very esoteric technical detail. I don't know who brought up inline functions, but they aren't what would force the GPL.
What has meaning for "derived work" is whether it stands on its own or not, and how tightly integrated it is. If something works with just one particular version of the kernel - or depends on things like whether the kernel was compiled with certain options etc - then it pretty clearly is very tightly integrated.
Don't think that copyright would depend on any technicalities.
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