Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932358AbWCMIUp (ORCPT ); Mon, 13 Mar 2006 03:20:45 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932361AbWCMIUp (ORCPT ); Mon, 13 Mar 2006 03:20:45 -0500 Received: from pentafluge.infradead.org ([213.146.154.40]:28391 "EHLO pentafluge.infradead.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932358AbWCMIUo (ORCPT ); Mon, 13 Mar 2006 03:20:44 -0500 Subject: RE: [future of drivers?] a proposal for binary drivers. From: Arjan van de Ven To: davids@webmaster.com Cc: "Linux-Kernel@Vger. Kernel. Org" In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 09:20:41 +0100 Message-Id: <1142238041.3023.11.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.3 (2.2.3-2.fc4) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-SRS-Rewrite: SMTP reverse-path rewritten from by pentafluge.infradead.org See http://www.infradead.org/rpr.html Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 670 Lines: 18 > 2) The ordinary and expected use of a library is to produce applications > that use that library. and the kernel is not a library > 5) There is no right under copyright for authors of original works to limit > the distribution of lawfully-created derivative works to those with the > right to use the original work. this is not correct. Copyright law *DOES* give copyright owners the right to control derived works. - 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/