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

David Woodhouse
2003-10-05T20:39:43Z

On Sun, 2003-10-05 at 12:47 -0700, Andre Hedrick wrote:
> Reading the C-code and creating another work which is identical in
> functionality and completely original, it is not derived regardless what
> anybody thinks or tells you. GPL only protects the actual file or
> document.

...and continues to do so. So if the licence of the original says you
may use it only if you do not create such a work of your own, then as
soon as you create your own, you lose your right to continue to use the
original.

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dwmw2