Re: Can linux kernel claim it uses GPL v2?

[David Kastrup]

"Alfred M. Szmidt" <ams@gnu.org> writes:

> Yes.  Linux isn't the main kernel that GLIBC supports to begin with.
>
>    Now what is difference between glibc not working w/o kernel and
>    some GUI program not working w/o library.  FSF says kernel OK,
>    program not.
>
> The FSF has no say about Linux, add to that, Linux has a special
> execption that explictly allows propietary modules to be used.

No, it doesn't.

And Linus, over time, got more and more blunt about that.  Cf
<URL:http://linuxmafia.com/faq/Kernel/proprietary-kernel-modules.html>
which is a nice collection of writings from him over time.

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