From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: dmarkh@cfl.rr.com
Cc: linux-kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Another kernel releated GPL ?
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:12:07 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1161861128.12781.28.camel@localhost.localdomain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4540839C.6010302@cfl.rr.com>
Ar Iau, 2006-10-26 am 05:45 -0400, ysgrifennodd Mark Hounschell:
> I make "modifications" to the kernel, then create a user land library to access
> these "modifications". Obviously my kernel "modifications" are then GPL, but
> what is the opinion of the kernel developers as far as the license of this
> library? Does that user land library have to be GPL also?
Ask your lawyer. It depends on the legal definition of "derivative
work", which isn't something a kernel developer can really answer.
Alan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-10-26 11:09 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-10-26 9:45 Another kernel releated GPL ? Mark Hounschell
2006-10-26 11:12 ` Alan Cox [this message]
2006-10-26 11:28 ` Mark Hounschell
2006-10-26 11:48 ` Alan Cox
2006-10-26 11:54 ` Pekka Enberg
2006-10-26 12:10 ` Erik Mouw
2006-10-26 13:11 ` Mark Hounschell
2006-10-26 14:21 ` Alan Cox
2006-10-26 15:02 ` Mark Hounschell
2006-10-26 16:17 ` Alan Cox
2006-10-26 16:24 ` Vadim Lobanov
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