Re: GPL issues

Mark Lord
2006-04-12T03:18:19Z

Joshua Hudson wrote:
> On 4/11/06, David Weinehall <tao@acc.umu.se> wrote:
>> OK, simplified rules; if you follow them you should generally be OK:
..
>> 3. Userspace code that uses interfaces that was not exposed to userspace
>> before you change the kernel --> GPL (but don't do it; there's almost
>> always a reason why an interface is not exported to userspace)
>>
>> 4. Userspace code that only uses existing interfaces --> choose
>> license yourself (but of course, GPL would be nice...)

Err.. there is ZERO difference between situations 3 and 4.
Userspace code can be any license one wants, regardless of where
or when or how the syscalls are added to the kernel.

Cheers