Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Subject | Re: Copyright / licensing question | From | Thomas Gleixner <> | Date | Thu, 03 Feb 2005 00:11:04 +0100 |
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On Wed, 2005-02-02 at 06:49 -0800, Frank klein wrote: > I am having some licensing questions. It would be > really great if you can clarify on them > > 1. For explaining the internals of a filesystem in > detail, I need to take their code from kernel sources > 'as it is' in the book. Do I need to take any > permissions from the owner/maintainer regarding this ? > Will it violate any license if reproduce the driver > source code in my book ??
Legally, not if you mention the licence of the code clearly.
Personaly, I think it's a question of etiquette whether to contact the authors or not.
tglx
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