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Re: DLL Copyright
From: |
Alexander Terekhov |
Subject: |
Re: DLL Copyright |
Date: |
Tue, 16 May 2006 20:10:33 +0200 |
"Alfred M. Szmidt" wrote:
>
> The Linux kernel is a compilation of many separate and independent
> works (computer programs are protected as literaly works modulo the
> AFC test) under copyright law.
>
> The Linux kernel under copyright law is a single entity. It sure
> isn't a compilation.
It sure is a compilation. And a compilation is a single entity, BTW.
> Next thing we know is that by mingling text in
> some manner is a compilation, and not a deriviate work.
That depends.
>
> In fact, not everything in the Linux kernel is under the GPL.
>
> To comply with the GNU GPL, everything in Linux must be licensed under
> the GNU GPL, as stated by the GNU GPL. See section 2.
Oh dear, go sue Torvalds & Co. The kernel is full of non-GPL stuff.
regards,
alexander.
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