Parker, Ron wrote:

>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Jeroen Janssen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>>
>>My idea is to use (code from) the smart boot 
>>manager (btmgr.sf.net), since it can boot from cdrom.
>>
>
>IANAL but I don't think you can incorporate GPL code into an LGPL project.
>This would effectively make GPL'd code "less-free" and is therefore not
>allowed.  Smart Boot Manager is GPL.  Plex86 is LPGL, and not open for
>discussion. 
>
Ah... damn, thanks for pointing this out to me. I didn't notice the 
license differences... good point (btw, I would have prefered the 
bootmanager to also have the LGPL license... maybe it's possible to get 
the CDROM boot code dual licensed or something like that).

Anyway, this does this mean we also can't do the following? :
* fix any problems in the bootmanager or plex86 that prevents plex86 to 
be able to *run* the bootmanager (from a floppy)
* make an image of a floppy containing the bootmanager (or tell people 
how to make one)
* put the floppy image online somewhere?
---
Jeroen



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