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SubjectRe: spinlocks, the GPL, and binary-only modules
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
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