Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 20 Nov 2002 01:06:39 -0200 (BRST) | From | Rik van Riel <> | Subject | Re: spinlocks, the GPL, and binary-only modules |
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On Wed, 20 Nov 2002, David McIlwraith wrote:
> How should it? The compiler (specifically, the C preprocessor) includes > the code, thus it is not the AUTHOR violating the GPL.
"Your honour, he didn't die because I shot him; he died because he tried to catch the bullet, with his chest..."
If the compiler includes a .h file, it happens because the programmer told it to do so, using a #include.
The programmer (or the copyright holder of the code) is responsible.
regards,
Rik -- Bravely reimplemented by the knights who say "NIH". http://www.surriel.com/ http://guru.conectiva.com/ Current spamtrap: <a href=mailto:"october@surriel.com">october@surriel.com</a>
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