On Thu, 8 Apr 2004, Andy Ross wrote:

> But do be aware that this stuff is complicated.  An FSF interpretation
> of their license in a FAQ is not itself a license.  There are many
> examples of dynamic linkage between GPL and proprietary code that are
> not generally interpreted as violations (binary linux kernel drivers,
> for example).

That's because Linus made the exception - not because it's allowed by the
GPL - in effect he extended the rights granted by the GPL (this is allowed
- it's restricting rights that's forbidden).

-- 
Jon Stockill
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