Messages in this thread | | | From | "archaios" <> | Subject | Re: spinlocks, the GPL, and binary-only modules | Date | Wed, 20 Nov 2002 17:41:56 +1100 |
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When you GPL a piece of software, you sign over your rights to the FSF. Therefore, there is very little that can be done about this; from a legal perspective, the FSF _itself_ determines what is and what isn't construed as a derived work.
- David McIlwraith ----- Original Message ----- From: Ross Vandegrift <ross@willow.seitz.com> To: Rik van Riel <riel@conectiva.com.br> Cc: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org> Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 3:26 PM Subject: Re: spinlocks, the GPL, and binary-only modules
On Wed, Nov 20, 2002 at 12:59:26AM -0200, Rik van Riel wrote: > You can copyright songs, but not individual musical notes. > > Likewise, snippets of code aren't copyrightable if they're below > a certain "triviality size".
I don't pretend to be current on all the issues involved, but I've always been under the impression that Linus has insisted that binary-only drivers aren't derived works, with respect to the GPL.
If someone is worried they are, make all future headers state it explicitly:
"Including this header in a Linux kernel module shall not be construed to constitute a derived work."
-- Ross Vandegrift ross@willow.seitz.com
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