Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2008 14:40:21 +0100
From: Christer Weinigel <christer@weinigel.se>
To: David Newall <davidn@davidnewall.com>
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On Sat, 09 Feb 2008 05:10:04 +1030
David Newall <davidn@davidnewall.com> wrote:

> Now, Alexander Terekhov has forwarded some links to me, relating to
> the question of whether or not a Linux kernel module can be original.
> Bear in mind that these links relate to U.S. Copyright Law.

Mercy, no, with friends like Alexander you don't need any enemies...

He's been fighting windmills for ages.  I wouldn't trust his legal
opinion at all.  He might have some some points, sometimes, but it gets
totally lost in all the noise that he produces.

  /Christer
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