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SubjectRE: Reiserfs licencing - possible GPL conflict?
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> David Schwartz wrote:
> > > you may not integrate it
> > > into any kernel (or if not added to a kernel, into any software
> > > system) which is not also a GPL kernel (software system)
> >
> > This is already prohibited by the GPL. In fact, most of the
> difference
> > between GPL software and PD software is that GPL software may not be
> > integrated with non-GPL software.
>
> [I am not a lawyer].
>
> This is not correct. GPL software may be integrated with a great deal
> of non-GPL software. Aside from interpretation of "integrated", which
> clearly does vary according to who is interpreting it*, there are many
> licenses which are non-GPL but GPL-compatible.

As soon as such 'integration' takes place, the entire thing is under the
GPL license. So such integration would be allowed the terms of the reiserfs
license to be met.

DS


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