Re: Linux GPL and binary module exception clause?

Thorsten Glaser
2003-12-18T09:51:27Z

Dixitur illum jrzagar@cactus.org scribere...

>As I see it, this whole problem about kernel headers revolves around the
>argument that the header files are copyrighted and licensed under the

No matter which one, but IMHO is putting a (c) on a header file
a Bad Thing(tm).

Sure, you'll need a licence to distribute it at all, but if
merely using the header file (which is just the API, written
in a compiler-parseable form) inflicts restriction on the
result, it's ridiculous. (Someone could just rewrite these
header files themselfes anyways.)

//Thorsten
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