Uwe Hermann wrote: > On Sun, Jul 29, 2007 at 03:16:00PM +0200, Stefan Reinauer wrote: >> * Rasmus Wiman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070729 14:49]: >>> Just curious... How about software that runs "on top of" Linuxbios? I >>> assume that Microsoft won't have to release Windows under GPL just >>> because Linuxbios can boot it :) > > Correct. Just booting an OS using LinuxBIOS doesn't require that OS to > be GPL'd, of course (same for Linux - running an applications on Linux doesn't > make that application GPL'd). > > >> , but what about payloads? If someone >>> wants to create a completely closed-source payload for LinuxBIOS, would >>> theybe allowed to do that? One possible example could be Microsoft. >>> Suppose that LinuxBIOS really took off and Microsoft would want to >>> adapt NTLDR so it could be a payload, would they be allowed to do it? >> The payload is "loaded" from an "archive" or "filesystem" by LinuxBIOS >> and thus does not have to be released under GPL because it is used with >> LinuxBIOS. > > Ack. > > > Uwe. > This is a great conversation. These questions and answers should go into the FAQ. Marc
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