Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262296AbTINDzx (ORCPT ); Sat, 13 Sep 2003 23:55:53 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262304AbTINDzw (ORCPT ); Sat, 13 Sep 2003 23:55:52 -0400 Received: from astound-64-85-224-253.ca.astound.net ([64.85.224.253]:22283 "EHLO master.linux-ide.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262296AbTINDyS (ORCPT ); Sat, 13 Sep 2003 23:54:18 -0400 Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2003 20:36:36 -0700 (PDT) From: Andre Hedrick To: Erik Andersen cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: People, not GPL [was: Re: Driver Model] In-Reply-To: <20030914034218.GA18627@codepoet.org> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1151 Lines: 40 On Sat, 13 Sep 2003, Erik Andersen wrote: > On Sat Sep 13, 2003 at 07:40:52PM -0700, Andre Hedrick wrote: > > > > Please Erik, > > > > Go have your "DADDY" write another legal letter for you and send it my > > way. I will be happy to shove it down your pie hole. > > Your intellect is truly dizzying. I am left stunned by your > carefully reasoned arguments. > > > There is a difference in blanket theift of the kernel API and any court > > will point out that "fair usage" is proper. > > "fair usage" != "derivitive works" as any court will point out. > > -Erik Wow ... Does "Original Work" have meaning? Does an "Original Work" using only the standard kernel API headers to interface mean it is a derived work? You better go find a new lawyer. "fair usage" of .h files as the API is standard. Using any .c or kernel C code is a NO NO. Later. Andre Hedrick LAD Storage Consulting Group - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/