Messages in this thread | | | From | (Måns Rullgård) | Subject | Re: GPLv2 or not GPLv2? (no license bashing) | Date | Tue, 09 Mar 2004 10:04:19 +0100 |
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vda <vda@port.imtp.ilyichevsk.odessa.ua> writes:
> Well, Linux kernel is GPLed. If one adds his/hers code to the kernel > (s)he is automatically agrees to the terms of GPL. > > Because "adds code" is actually incorrect here. "modifies existing > GPLed code" is more accurate.
Suppose I write a new kernel module, without touching any existing code, and this module gets included in the kernel tree. Have I added code? Yes. Have I modified GPLed code? I think not.
-- Måns Rullgård mru@kth.se
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