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Re: GPL 2(b) HUH?
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Barry Margolin |
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Re: GPL 2(b) HUH? |
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Sun, 21 Sep 2008 21:15:42 -0400 |
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In article <GjmBk.105$Aw3.90@fe109.usenetserver.com>,
Hyman Rosen <hyrosen@mail.com> wrote:
> Barry Margolin wrote:
> > In my opinion, the scheduler is an integral part of Linux
>
> If I write a piece of code intended to be a Linux scheduler,
> I may distribute that code any way I choose. I do not have
> to license it under the terms of Linux's license. That is
> true even though the scheduler is of no use except as part
> of a Linux kernel, because copyright doesn't care whether a
> program works, or is good for anything.
I agree, although I don't see how this is relevant to the discussion.
>
> If I make a combined work, say by producing a Linux kernel
> containing my scheduler, only then does the combined work
> fall under the GPL, and only then would I have to distribute
> my code under the GPL.
That's precisely the case I thought we were discussing. Did I
misunderstand?
--
Barry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu
Arlington, MA
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- Re: GPL 2(b) HUH?, (continued)
- Re: GPL 2(b) HUH?, Hyman Rosen, 2008/09/19
- Re: GPL 2(b) HUH?, Ben Pfaff, 2008/09/19
- Re: GPL 2(b) HUH?, Alexander Terekhov, 2008/09/20
- Re: GPL 2(b) HUH?, Barry Margolin, 2008/09/20
- Re: GPL 2(b) HUH?, Hyman Rosen, 2008/09/21
- Re: GPL 2(b) HUH?, John Hasler, 2008/09/21
- Re: GPL 2(b) HUH?, Rjack, 2008/09/21
- Re: GPL 2(b) HUH?, Hyman Rosen, 2008/09/21
- Re: GPL 2(b) HUH?, Barry Margolin, 2008/09/19
- Re: GPL 2(b) HUH?, Hyman Rosen, 2008/09/21
- Re: GPL 2(b) HUH?,
Barry Margolin <=
- Re: GPL 2(b) HUH?, Hyman Rosen, 2008/09/21
- Re: GPL 2(b) HUH?, Barry Margolin, 2008/09/22
- Re: GPL 2(b) HUH?, David Kastrup, 2008/09/22
- Re: GPL 2(b) HUH?, Hyman Rosen, 2008/09/22
- Re: GPL 2(b) HUH?, Rjack, 2008/09/17
- Re: GPL 2(b) HUH?, Barry Margolin, 2008/09/18
- Re: GPL 2(b) HUH?, David Kastrup, 2008/09/19
Re: GPL 2(b) HUH?, JEDIDIAH, 2008/09/17