From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: ttabi@interactivesi.com (Timur Tabi)
Cc: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk (Alan Cox), linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Module Licensing?
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 17:11:52 +0000 (GMT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <E15yyu8-0004La-00@the-village.bc.nu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3BE02C94.4020007@interactivesi.com> from "Timur Tabi" at Oct 31, 2001 10:53:40 AM
> Our open source bits are GPL because they are "derived" from the kernel
> source, which is also GPL.
Thanks I've filed that statement should it ever be useful.
> FYI, I don't consider including a header file basis for calling the module
> "derived" from that header file, but that's just my personal opinion and
> doesn't really affect this discussion.
Interface definitions tend to be treated a little differently to "code". But
as I keep trying to beat into people - if you are going to mix GPL and non
GPL code see a lawyer - thats what they are there for
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-10-31 17:05 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 46+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-10-30 3:46 Module Licensing? Kevin D. Wooten
2001-10-30 4:08 ` Ben Greear
2001-10-30 4:58 ` TimO
2001-10-30 5:10 ` Ben Greear
2001-10-30 7:24 ` Kevin D. Wooten
2001-10-30 17:27 ` Timur Tabi
2001-10-30 23:10 ` Alan Cox
2001-10-31 0:13 ` Timur Tabi
2001-10-31 0:25 ` Alan Cox
2001-10-31 16:53 ` Timur Tabi
2001-10-31 17:10 ` Rik van Riel
2001-10-31 17:22 ` Larry McVoy
2001-10-31 17:27 ` Rik van Riel
2001-10-31 18:34 ` Larry McVoy
2001-10-31 18:44 ` Rik van Riel
2001-10-31 18:53 ` Andreas Dilger
2001-10-31 20:08 ` Craig Milo Rogers
2001-10-31 17:32 ` dean gaudet
2001-10-31 19:55 ` [OT] " Craig Milo Rogers
2001-10-31 21:42 ` Cort Dougan
2001-10-31 23:47 ` Jamie Lokier
2001-10-31 23:54 ` Larry McVoy
2001-11-01 0:10 ` Jamie Lokier
2001-11-01 0:43 ` Alan Cox
2001-11-01 23:52 ` n0ano
2001-10-31 17:29 ` Timur Tabi
2001-10-31 17:37 ` Rik van Riel
2001-10-31 18:31 ` LLX
2001-11-08 0:36 ` drizzt.dourden
2001-11-08 12:41 ` Alan Cox
2001-11-08 13:19 ` Drizzt Do'Urden
2001-11-08 14:53 ` Module Licensing? (thinking a little more) Drizzt Do'Urden
2001-11-08 15:56 ` Doug McNaught
2001-11-08 17:00 ` Drizzt Do'Urden
2001-11-08 17:18 ` Russell King
2001-11-08 17:47 ` Drizzt Do'Urden
2001-11-09 7:50 ` Stefan Smietanowski
2001-11-10 18:09 ` QuoteMstr - Danny Colascione
2001-11-08 17:29 ` Doug McNaught
2001-11-08 19:28 ` drizzt.dourden
2001-10-31 20:15 ` Module Licensing? Craig Milo Rogers
2001-10-31 19:49 ` Craig Milo Rogers
2001-11-04 3:37 ` Albert D. Cahalan
2001-10-31 17:11 ` Alan Cox [this message]
2001-11-05 4:40 ` [file interface] " Roger Larsson
2001-10-30 9:22 ` Alan Cox
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