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Re: LGPL or GPL+"plugins welcome" ?
From: |
Stefaan A Eeckels |
Subject: |
Re: LGPL or GPL+"plugins welcome" ? |
Date: |
Tue, 6 Jul 2004 11:58:24 +0200 |
On Tue, 06 Jul 2004 10:15:15 +0200
Alexander Terekhov <terekhov@web.de> wrote:
> Stefaan A Eeckels wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, 05 Jul 2004 22:11:24 +0200
> > Alexander Terekhov <terekhov@web.de> wrote:
> >
> > > The kernel is licensed under the GPL without any exceptions.
> >
> > Actually, not quite (though they're more clarifications than
> > real exceptions). The file "COPYING" at the top of the 2.4.18 kernel
> > source tree says:
>
> Linus' "clarifications" apply only to Linus's work and no one else's
> work (unless it's clearly stated by the copyright owner). What he said
> doesn't override the GPL terms. Consider for example /kernel/futex.c:
>
[...]
>
> It doesn't say anything at all about "COPYING file at the top".
>
This doesn't make your original statement any more accurate.
"Any exceptions" doesn't mean "with exceptions" by any stretch
of the imagination.
Take care,
--
Stefaan
--
"What is stated clearly conceives easily." -- Inspired sales droid
- Re: LGPL or GPL+"plugins welcome" ?, (continued)
- Re: LGPL or GPL+"plugins welcome" ?, Alexander Terekhov, 2004/07/05
- Re: LGPL or GPL+"plugins welcome" ?, Stefaan A Eeckels, 2004/07/06
- Re: LGPL or GPL+"plugins welcome" ?, Ben Pfaff, 2004/07/06
- Re: LGPL or GPL+"plugins welcome" ?, Stefaan A Eeckels, 2004/07/06
- Re: LGPL or GPL+"plugins welcome" ?, David Kastrup, 2004/07/06
- Re: LGPL or GPL+"plugins welcome" ?, Stefaan A Eeckels, 2004/07/06
- Re: LGPL or GPL+"plugins welcome" ?, David Kastrup, 2004/07/06
- Re: LGPL or GPL+"plugins welcome" ?, Alexander Terekhov, 2004/07/06
- Re: LGPL or GPL+"plugins welcome" ?, Stefaan A Eeckels, 2004/07/06
- Re: LGPL or GPL+"plugins welcome" ?, Alexander Terekhov, 2004/07/06
- Re: LGPL or GPL+"plugins welcome" ?,
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- Re: LGPL or GPL+"plugins welcome" ?, Alexander Terekhov, 2004/07/06
- Re: LGPL or GPL+"plugins welcome" ?, Stefaan A Eeckels, 2004/07/06
- Re: LGPL or GPL+"plugins welcome" ?, Alexander Terekhov, 2004/07/06
- Re: LGPL or GPL+"plugins welcome" ?, Stefaan A Eeckels, 2004/07/06
- Re: LGPL or GPL+"plugins welcome" ?, Alexander Terekhov, 2004/07/06