Re: where are reiser4 sources

[Hans Reiser <reiser@namesys.com>]

Rudy Zijlstra wrote:

>There is another issue here as well.
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>Have you checked the Windows licenses (or rather the needed windows
>development kits) and what they allow you to do? If i remember correctly
>you run into problems there as well...
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>If i remember correctly to interface with windows you have to include some
>SW from MS which is most definitly not GPL, and the license on those
>portions forbid using it with GPL SW.
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>And this works from the GPL as well, because you cannot distribute the
>relevant windows code (i do not think you even have the source), you
>cannot distribute the complete set under GPL.
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>I am open to be corrected here, but this is my understanding.
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>Cheers,
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>Rudy
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>On Wed, 23 Feb 2005, Mark Junker wrote:
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>>Hans Reiser schrieb:
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>>>The GPL says nothing about static linking.  You are making a
>>>derivative work.  No.
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>>Is it also forbidden to create a driver for a proprietary OS even when I
>>put the driver source under the GPL?
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>>>Please contact my IP lawyer at brooke@artemama.com, and she will
>>>explain the penalties for violating copyright law.
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>>Oh, please don't be so rude. I didn't start the development yet.
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>>Regards,
>>Mark
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Thanks Rudy.  If MS wants Reiser4, they can damn well pay me a license 
fee for it.