From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 21 Jun 2001 16:32:11 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 21 Jun 2001 16:32:01 -0400 Received: from isimail.interactivesi.com ([207.8.4.3]:41232 "HELO dinero.interactivesi.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Thu, 21 Jun 2001 16:31:52 -0400 Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 15:31:44 -0500 From: Timur Tabi To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: Controversy over dynamic linking -- how to end the panic X-Mailer: The Polarbar Mailer; version=1.19a; build=73 Message-ID: <9pFlDD.A.rtH.xmlM7@dinero.interactivesi.com> X-AntiVirus: scanned for viruses by AMaViS 0.2.1 (http://amavis.org/) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org ** Reply to message from Marco Colombo on Thu, 21 Jun 2001 22:12:35 +0200 (CEST) > They only have to recompile their program against non-GPLed code (e.g. > rewrite that part from scratch) and redistribute it. That assumes that a non-GPL equivalent even exists, or can be written without completely plagiarizing (sp?) the GPL original. How do you make a non-GPL version of vmlinux or stdio.h? Ok, that's not the best example, but I think you get my point. -- Timur Tabi - ttabi@interactivesi.com Interactive Silicon - http://www.interactivesi.com