Re: LGPL or GPL+"plugins welcome" ?

[David Kastrup]

Stefaan A Eeckels <tengo@DELETEMEecc.lu> writes:

> On Tue, 06 Jul 2004 00:07:18 -0700
> Ben Pfaff <blp@cs.stanford.edu> wrote:
> 
> > Stefaan A Eeckels <tengo@DELETEMEecc.lu> writes:
> > 
> > > The file "COPYING" at the top of the 2.4.18 kernel
> > > source tree says:
> > >
> > > [...note from Linus followed by GPL...]
> > >
> > > Now this should be interesting to those engaged in
> > > copyright pettyfoggery, as Linus clearly violated the
> > > copyright notice on the GPL when he added his note. 
> > 
> > I don't see how adding a preface to the GPL can be construed as a
> > copyright violation.
> 
> Strictly speaking, it's not a "verbatim" copy :-)

I fail to see that.

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