Re: Copyright / licensing question

2005-02-03 Thread Helge Hafting
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'll respond in terms of U.S. law; if you want something else, please mention it. You might find a lot of useful information at http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/chapter9/index.html http://www.usg.edu/admin/legal/copyright/#part3d3a

Re: Copyright / licensing question

2005-02-03 Thread linux
I'll respond in terms of U.S. law; if you want something else, please mention it. You might find a lot of useful information at http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/chapter9/index.html http://www.usg.edu/admin/legal/copyright/#part3d3a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use

Re: Copyright / licensing question

2005-02-03 Thread Helge Hafting
Charles Cazabon wrote: Thomas Gleixner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Wed, 2005-02-02 at 06:49 -0800, Frank klein wrote: I am having some licensing questions. It would be really great if you can clarify on them 1. For explaining the internals of a filesystem in detail, I need to take their

Re: Copyright / licensing question

2005-02-03 Thread Helge Hafting
Charles Cazabon wrote: Thomas Gleixner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 2005-02-02 at 06:49 -0800, Frank klein wrote: I am having some licensing questions. It would be really great if you can clarify on them 1. For explaining the internals of a filesystem in detail, I need to take their

Re: Copyright / licensing question

2005-02-03 Thread linux
I'll respond in terms of U.S. law; if you want something else, please mention it. You might find a lot of useful information at http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/chapter9/index.html http://www.usg.edu/admin/legal/copyright/#part3d3a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use

Re: Copyright / licensing question

2005-02-03 Thread Helge Hafting
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'll respond in terms of U.S. law; if you want something else, please mention it. You might find a lot of useful information at http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/chapter9/index.html http://www.usg.edu/admin/legal/copyright/#part3d3a

Re: Copyright / licensing question

2005-02-02 Thread H. Peter Anvin
Followup to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> By author:Charles Cazabon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel > > I'm not sure that's the case. Inclusion of significant chunks of source code > (not just a dozen lines or whatever) might bring the book into "derived work" > territory, and

Re: Copyright / licensing question

2005-02-02 Thread Charles Cazabon
Thomas Gleixner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 2005-02-02 at 06:49 -0800, Frank klein wrote: > > I am having some licensing questions. It would be > > really great if you can clarify on them > > > > 1. For explaining the internals of a filesystem in > > detail, I need to take their code

Re: Copyright / licensing question

2005-02-02 Thread Thomas Gleixner
On Wed, 2005-02-02 at 06:49 -0800, Frank klein wrote: > I am having some licensing questions. It would be > really great if you can clarify on them > > 1. For explaining the internals of a filesystem in > detail, I need to take their code from kernel sources > 'as it is' in the book. Do I need to

Re: Copyright / licensing question

2005-02-02 Thread Rik van Riel
On Wed, 2 Feb 2005, Frank klein wrote: 1. For explaining the internals of a filesystem in detail, I need to take their code from kernel sources 'as it is' in the book. Do I need to take any permissions from the owner/maintainer regarding this ? Will it violate any license if reproduce the driver

Re: Copyright / licensing question

2005-02-02 Thread Arjan van de Ven
On Wed, 2005-02-02 at 06:49 -0800, Frank klein wrote: > Hi, > I have got an offer to write a book on Linux > filesystems. In this I would like to cover existing > filesystems like ext3, xfs etc. I would also cover > embedded file systems such as jffs,ROMfs,cramsf etc. > > I am having some

Copyright / licensing question

2005-02-02 Thread Frank klein
Hi, I have got an offer to write a book on Linux filesystems. In this I would like to cover existing filesystems like ext3, xfs etc. I would also cover embedded file systems such as jffs,ROMfs,cramsf etc. I am having some licensing questions. It would be really great if you can clarify on them

Copyright / licensing question

2005-02-02 Thread Frank klein
Hi, I have got an offer to write a book on Linux filesystems. In this I would like to cover existing filesystems like ext3, xfs etc. I would also cover embedded file systems such as jffs,ROMfs,cramsf etc. I am having some licensing questions. It would be really great if you can clarify on them

Re: Copyright / licensing question

2005-02-02 Thread Arjan van de Ven
On Wed, 2005-02-02 at 06:49 -0800, Frank klein wrote: Hi, I have got an offer to write a book on Linux filesystems. In this I would like to cover existing filesystems like ext3, xfs etc. I would also cover embedded file systems such as jffs,ROMfs,cramsf etc. I am having some licensing

Re: Copyright / licensing question

2005-02-02 Thread Rik van Riel
On Wed, 2 Feb 2005, Frank klein wrote: 1. For explaining the internals of a filesystem in detail, I need to take their code from kernel sources 'as it is' in the book. Do I need to take any permissions from the owner/maintainer regarding this ? Will it violate any license if reproduce the driver

Re: Copyright / licensing question

2005-02-02 Thread Thomas Gleixner
On Wed, 2005-02-02 at 06:49 -0800, Frank klein wrote: I am having some licensing questions. It would be really great if you can clarify on them 1. For explaining the internals of a filesystem in detail, I need to take their code from kernel sources 'as it is' in the book. Do I need to take

Re: Copyright / licensing question

2005-02-02 Thread Charles Cazabon
Thomas Gleixner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 2005-02-02 at 06:49 -0800, Frank klein wrote: I am having some licensing questions. It would be really great if you can clarify on them 1. For explaining the internals of a filesystem in detail, I need to take their code from kernel

Re: Copyright / licensing question

2005-02-02 Thread H. Peter Anvin
Followup to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] By author:Charles Cazabon [EMAIL PROTECTED] In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel I'm not sure that's the case. Inclusion of significant chunks of source code (not just a dozen lines or whatever) might bring the book into derived work territory, and your