On 6/6/08, Daniel Gl?ckner <daniel-gl at gmx.net> wrote: > On Fri, Jun 06, 2008 at 11:10:52AM -0400, m. allan noah wrote: > > 3. you can write a partly free backend, that dynamically links to the > > closed parts, provided that you place a license exception in the free > > part allowing said linking. you cannot use any code from SANE, other > > than sane.h and the sane specification, in either part. > > > > 4. you can write an entirely closed backend. you cannot use any code > > from SANE, other than sane.h and the sane specification. > > > All GPL frontends using these backends would need a license exception > as well.
yes- i think you are right, unless you think SANE is a 'system library'. While it is not the kernel, and not part of libc, and it is in user space, SANE is definately drivers, and i daresay most definitions of 'system' are going to include drivers. allan -- "The truth is an offense, but not a sin"
