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From: "D. Stimits" <stimits@idcomm.com>
To: unlisted-recipients:; (no To-header on input)@localhost.localdomain
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Controversy over dynamic linking -- how to end the panic
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 14:17:41 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3B325665.346F5AB5@idcomm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <E15D9mV-0001wf-00@the-village.bc.nu> <p05100327b757fc43c456@[207.213.214.37]>

Jonathan Lundell wrote:
> 
> At 8:06 PM +0100 2001-06-21, Alan Cox wrote:
> >  > > the stdio.h, I'd tell him to go screw himself.
> >>  What is the difference between including kernel header file and
> >>  including GPLed header file?
> >
> >There are real differences between programs and interface definitions. At this
> >point you get into law and the like and its probably best you read up on it
> >from a reputable source not l/k
> 
> Though header files don't fall clearly on the interface-definition
> side of the line. ctype.h, for example, in userland, or any other
> header with #defined or inline code.
> --
> /Jonathan Lundell.

Add to that the complications of C++ templates (not used in kernel, but
it could certainly test the law).

  reply	other threads:[~2001-06-21 20:16 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 [this message]
2001-06-22 11:32   ` Rob Landley
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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