From: "David Schwartz" <davids@webmaster.com>
To: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>, <debian-legal@lists.debian.org>,
       <henning@makholm.net>
Subject: RE: non-free firmware in kernel modules, aggregation and unclear copyright notice.
Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 13:48:15 -0700
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> I think the "derivative work" angle is a red herring. I do not think
> that either of the two parts that are being linked together (i.e. the
> driver and the firmware) are derivates of the other.  The relevant
> point is that distribution of the linked _result_ is nevertheless
> subject to the condition in GPL #2, which is in general the only
> source we have for a permission to distribute a non-verbatim-source
> form of the driver.

	If the thing distributed is not the covered work and not a derivative work,
why does the GPL apply to it at all?

	DS


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