Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 20 Aug 2013 16:37:49 -0500 | From | Rob Landley <> | Subject | Re: Why are BSD-licensed LZ4 symbols GPL exported? |
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On 08/20/2013 12:38:14 PM, Joe Perches wrote: > On Tue, 2013-08-20 at 18:11 +0100, Matthew Garrett wrote: > > On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 10:19:56PM -0400, Richard Yao wrote: > > > Why are the LZ4 symbols being GPL-exported when the LZ4 code is > > > BSD-licensed and no substantial changes appear to have been made > when it > > > was merged? > > > > EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL is intended an indication that using a symbol is > > likely to result in you producing a derived work of the kernel, and > the > > kernel as a whole is under the GPL. It has nothing to do with > additional > > licenses that individual pieces of code may be available under. > > Maybe not. > > http://www.ifross.org/en/artikel/ongoing-dispute-over-value-exportsymbolgpl-function
Kernel developers: "We're making symbols that we, as the creators of this project, don't think you can use without the result being a derived work".
Lawyers: "we're prepared to argue over the definitions of 'that', 'as', 'of', 'this', 'use', and 'the', as long as we're paid by the hour."
This random speculation outside of a courtroom actually capable of setting precedent strikes you as relevant for what reason?
Rob
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