From: Rob Landley <landley@webofficenow.com>
To: Timur Tabi <ttabi@interactivesi.com>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Controversy over dynamic linking -- how to end the panic
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2001 07:32:11 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <01062207321104.00692@localhost.localdomain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <qi1bhC.A.lfF.ZEkM7@dinero.interactivesi.com>
In-Reply-To: <qi1bhC.A.lfF.ZEkM7@dinero.interactivesi.com>
On Thursday 21 June 2001 14:46, Timur Tabi wrote:
> 1. License the Linux kernel under a different license that is effectively
> the GPL but with additional text that clarifies the binary module issue.
> Unfortunately, this license cannot be called the GPL. Politically, this
> would probably be a bad idea.
I thought this was what the LGPL was for?
Unfortunately, it wouldn't be easy to switch from GPL to LGPL for the LInux
kernel precisely BECAUSE Linus is not the sole copyright holder.
(Note: Richard Stallman insisted anyone who contributed a patch of any size
to GNU sign a piece of paper handing their copyright over to the FSF.
Unfortunately, this created so much friction around getting patches in that
it was a significant factor to GNU stalling and forking to produce Linux.)
Rob
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-06-22 16:33 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 42+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-06-21 18:14 Controversy over dynamic linking -- how to end the panic Eric S. Raymond
2001-06-21 18:30 ` Alan Cox
2001-06-21 19:17 ` Eric S. Raymond
2001-06-21 19:51 ` Andrew Pimlott
2001-06-21 20:13 ` Eric S. Raymond
2001-06-21 20:17 ` David S. Miller
2001-06-21 20:46 ` Andrew Pimlott
2001-06-21 21:02 ` Timur Tabi
2001-06-21 21:05 ` Andrew Pimlott
2001-06-21 21:17 ` Timur Tabi
2001-06-21 20:29 ` Timur Tabi
2001-06-21 18:39 ` Jeff Golds
2001-06-21 18:51 ` Jeff Mahoney
2001-06-21 20:02 ` Steve Brueggeman
2001-06-21 18:46 ` Timur Tabi
2001-06-21 19:03 ` Timur Tabi
2001-06-21 19:53 ` Erik Mouw
2001-06-21 19:04 ` Mike Harrold
2001-06-21 19:14 ` Alan Cox
2001-06-21 20:12 ` Marco Colombo
2001-06-21 21:14 ` Alan Cox
2001-06-21 20:31 ` Timur Tabi
2001-06-21 19:08 ` Timur Tabi
2001-06-21 19:17 ` Alexander Viro
2001-06-21 20:01 ` Wei Weng
2001-06-21 19:06 ` Alan Cox
2001-06-21 19:34 ` Jonathan Lundell
2001-06-21 20:17 ` D. Stimits
2001-06-22 11:32 ` Rob Landley [this message]
2001-06-21 20:34 ` Craig Milo Rogers
2001-06-21 21:35 ` Controversy over dynamic linking -- how to end the panic (long) Alex Bligh - linux-kernel
2001-06-22 12:32 ` Fair Use (Was Re: Controversy over dynamic linking -- how to end the panic) Rob Landley
2001-06-22 1:29 ` Controversy over dynamic linking -- how to end the panic Andrea Arcangeli
2001-06-22 10:44 ` David Woodhouse
2001-06-23 20:11 ` Fabrice Gautier
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2001-06-21 19:22 Disconnect
2001-06-21 19:24 ` Alan Cox
2001-06-21 19:25 Jesse Pollard
2001-06-21 21:43 Timur Tabi
2001-06-22 3:05 Rick Hohensee
2001-06-22 4:05 ` kumon
2001-06-23 22:29 ` Scott Wood
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