RE: People, not GPL [was: Re: Driver Model]

Andre Hedrick
2003-09-13T17:28:48Z

On Thu, 11 Sep 2003, Pascal Schmidt wrote:

> On Wed, 10 Sep 2003, David Schwartz wrote:
>
> > Please show me one restriction on *use* in the GPL.
>
> Well, you may not *use* GPL'd code to produce a derived work and
> distribute it in binary form only. Use of the code, not use of
> the product, sure.

Prove an original work which uses the proper "unprotectable API" to
operate in the Linux kernel is a "derived work".

You can't and never will. It is an "original work".

"Original works" are exempt, what is not clear?

Oh I get it, because it happens to work in "Linux" it is not an original
work? What a lame cast of mental giants.

Andre