David Kastrup wrote: > > Alexander Terekhov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > "Alfred M. Szmidt" wrote: > > [...] > >> holders. Like Linux, or is Linux also a compilation according to you? > > > > Linux is a compilation according to copyright law. > > Depends on what you call "Linux". A typical GNU/Linux distribution > certainly is (Alfred's opinion notwithstanding). The kernel alone, > however, is rather a composite work derived and authored by several > parties. Its components are no longer independent bodies of work.
Why don't you simply check it yourself. There's tons of separate and independent bodies of code in the Linux kernel and they are even under different licenses. regards, alexander. _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
