From: Jeremy Maitin-Shepard <jbms@attbi.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Kendrick Hamilton <hamilton@sedsystems.ca>
Subject: Re: Linux Kernel and GPL section 2c
Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2003 13:43:32 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87ptezgnfv.fsf@jay.local.invalid> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3FD4BF6E.7070503@sedsystems.ca> (Kendrick Hamilton's message of "Mon, 08 Dec 2003 12:14:06 -0600")
Kendrick Hamilton <hamilton@sedsystems.ca> writes:
> Hello all,
> I noticed the discussion about linux kernel modules that happened last
> week. I was wondering about something with regards to the linux kernel and
> Section 2c of the GPL. Why doesn't the kernel on booting print something
> about the kernel being free software licensed under the GPL, and shouldn't
> it?
Presumably, 1) the kernel as a whole is not a "modified" work, but
rather at least parts of it are the original work, 2) it does not read
commands interactively when run, 3) it does not normally print such
announcements.
--
Jeremy Maitin-Shepard
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-12-08 18:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-12-08 18:14 Linux Kernel and GPL section 2c Kendrick Hamilton
2003-12-08 18:43 ` Jeremy Maitin-Shepard [this message]
2003-12-10 0:16 ` Pavel Machek
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