From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Hans Reiser Subject: Re: where are reiser4 sources Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 10:53:35 -0800 Message-ID: <421CD12F.9020106@namesys.com> References: <421A096F.5040603@gmx.de> <421A941B.5030708@slaphack.com> <421B4DC0.2000006@gmx.de> <421B7CD5.8080001@namesys.com> <421B7FFF.8050201@gmx.de> <421CBB13.4030306@namesys.com> <421CC811.7010002@gmx.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit list-help: list-unsubscribe: list-post: Errors-To: flx@namesys.com In-Reply-To: List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: Rudy Zijlstra Cc: Mark Junker , reiserfs-list@namesys.com Rudy Zijlstra wrote: >There is another issue here as well. > >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... > >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. > >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. > >I am open to be corrected here, but this is my understanding. > >Cheers, > >Rudy > >On Wed, 23 Feb 2005, Mark Junker wrote: > > > >>Hans Reiser schrieb: >> >> >> >>>The GPL says nothing about static linking. You are making a >>>derivative work. No. >>> >>> >>Is it also forbidden to create a driver for a proprietary OS even when I >>put the driver source under the GPL? >> >> >> >>>Please contact my IP lawyer at brooke@artemama.com, and she will >>>explain the penalties for violating copyright law. >>> >>> >>Oh, please don't be so rude. I didn't start the development yet. >> >>Regards, >>Mark >> >> >> >> >> > > > > Thanks Rudy. If MS wants Reiser4, they can damn well pay me a license fee for it.