On Thu, 08 Apr 2004 14:27:10 -0700, Andy wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Jon Stockill wrote: > > 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). > > You're thinking about the exception for running programs, which > appears at the top of the kernel COPYING file. In the case of > modules, actually, Linus has notably refused to issue such an > exception. Instead, he issued a statement saying something to the > effect that "If you ship a binary [i.e. dynamically loadable] module, > you had better be damn sure that it does not constitute a derived work > of the kernel." The general public consensus seems to be that > hardware drivers are OK, FWIW. > > Like I said, it's complicated. :) ..ok, Jorge, another way of selling FG and the GPL etc onto your military client, is show them this discussion and Groklaw.net. ..my own guess, is Microsoft's real issue with the GPL, is they are giving up their own code, just like Apple did with FreeBSD*, but wants to make GNU/Linux closed source, so they need the GPL defeated. ..so Microsoft funds SCO's litigation against IBM etc, patent's the XML file format because Microsoft doesn't want to share any source at all.** ..Apple could and did legally under the BSD licence, ditch their own OS and made their OS X an enhanched FreeBSD* clone, because the BSD license does not force distribution of source code on distribution with "other" code. ..you, Jorge, will be in violation with the GPL, unless, you makes your modified FG source code avaliable to your military client. But, you do not have to show us anything, under the GPL, as long as both you and your military client keeps your FG HUD mods to yourself and for your own use, and for your military client's use. ..*(it _was_ freeBSD, wasn't it? At least _one_ of the *BSD's.) ..**covered in another post here today, titled "..more legal _shit_, Microsofts New Zeeland XML patent...", reusing some wee bits of this message. ;-) -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
