On Wed, Jan 19, 2005 at 10:30:30PM -0500, Walter Landry wrote: > > If so, what is the difference is between Y=Kaffe and Y=Linux? Linux > > exempts syscall-using clients from being directly covered by the GPL, > > That is the difference. Linux has an exemption and Kaffe does not.
... as far as I can tell, Linux has no special exemptions, because nobody has any authority to grant them. I agree with Raul: historically, the belief has been that the GPL allows this, though I'm not sure I could tie that belief to the GPL. Unless there really is an exemption--how?--the FSF seems to agree: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#TOCPortProgramToGL unless they really failed to consider the kernel at all when writing that FAQ. -- Glenn Maynard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
