Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261820AbUCIJE3 (ORCPT ); Tue, 9 Mar 2004 04:04:29 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261825AbUCIJE3 (ORCPT ); Tue, 9 Mar 2004 04:04:29 -0500 Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.224.249]:24193 "EHLO main.gmane.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261820AbUCIJEY (ORCPT ); Tue, 9 Mar 2004 04:04:24 -0500 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org From: mru@kth.se (=?iso-8859-1?q?M=E5ns_Rullg=E5rd?=) Subject: Re: GPLv2 or not GPLv2? (no license bashing) Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2004 10:04:19 +0100 Message-ID: References: <200403040838.31412.eike-kernel@sf-tec.de> <200403090916.08626.vda@port.imtp.ilyichevsk.odessa.ua> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 213-187-164-3.dd.nextgentel.com User-Agent: Gnus/5.1006 (Gnus v5.10.6) XEmacs/21.4 (Security Through Obscurity, linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:vpnLcEB1nlcuZTC+2KA2B7gVfuc= Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 746 Lines: 15 vda writes: > Well, Linux kernel is GPLed. If one adds his/hers code to the kernel > (s)he is automatically agrees to the terms of GPL. > > Because "adds code" is actually incorrect here. "modifies existing > GPLed code" is more accurate. Suppose I write a new kernel module, without touching any existing code, and this module gets included in the kernel tree. Have I added code? Yes. Have I modified GPLed code? I think not. -- M?ns Rullg?rd mru@kth.se - 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/