From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264142AbTLEPhG (ORCPT ); Fri, 5 Dec 2003 10:37:06 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264229AbTLEPhF (ORCPT ); Fri, 5 Dec 2003 10:37:05 -0500 Received: from h80ad26ab.async.vt.edu ([128.173.38.171]:10635 "EHLO turing-police.cc.vt.edu") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264142AbTLEPhC (ORCPT ); Fri, 5 Dec 2003 10:37:02 -0500 Message-Id: <200312051536.hB5Fawps012152@turing-police.cc.vt.edu> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.6.3 04/04/2003 with nmh-1.0.4+dev To: David Schwartz Cc: "Adam J. Richter" , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Linux GPL and binary module exception clause? In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 05 Dec 2003 03:25:47 PST." From: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="==_Exmh_149358229P"; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2003 10:36:58 -0500 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org --==_Exmh_149358229P Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii On Fri, 05 Dec 2003 03:25:47 PST, David Schwartz said: > So how is running the program infringement of a license that clearly sa ys > executing is unrestricted? How do you execute without copying into RAM? The copy into RAM has its own exemption in 17 USC 117(a)(1): Sec. 117. - Limitations on exclusive rights: Computer programs (a) Making of Additional Copy or Adaptation by Owner of Copy. - Notwithstanding the provisions of section 106, it is not an infringement for the owner of a copy of a computer program to make or authorize the making of another copy or adaptation of that computer program provided: (1) that such a new copy or adaptation is created as an essential step in the utilization of the computer program in conjunction with a machine and that it is used in no other manner, or You're intentionally being obtuse. NOTHING IN THE GPL CONTROLS WHAT YOU DO WITH IT ON YOUR MACHINE. You're *totally* free to write the most non-GPL-compliant code and run it. What you're NOT allowed to do is then DISTRIBUTE the resulting code to others. --==_Exmh_149358229P Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Exmh version 2.5 07/13/2001 iD8DBQE/0KYZcC3lWbTT17ARAujpAJ0a+3kSSY+MLVuPN+R28w3Pxjd5agCg9yxv AQmKlNflM1xtnK0unmE6esU= =yia8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --==_Exmh_149358229P--