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    SubjectRe: Additional clauses to GPL in network drivers
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    John Bradford <john@grabjohn.com> writes:

    > "This file is not a complete program and may only be used when the
    > entire operating system is licensed under the GPL".
    >
    > as
    > grep -C 1 "only be used when"
    >
    > in drivers/net will confirm.
    >
    > *Please*, can we resist the temptation to 'play' with licenses in this
    > way? I suspect this extra clause was added just to clarify what the
    > GPL already says,

    I don't think so - GPL doesn't restrict the _use_, only the distribution.

    I.e. I'd be breaking law by merely _using_ the epic100 driver, as the
    operating system (my experimental Linux-based system) isn't licensed
    under GPL - in fact, it isn't licensed under any license, as I don't
    distribute it at all.
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    Krzysztof Halasa, B*FH
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