Andreas Barth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > * Goswin von Brederlow ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [041212 20:25]: >> Compiled in the blob MUST comply to the GPL. The nature of being a >> blob already seems to violate that. > > Only if the blob is derived from the GPL-code.
No, always. Compiled in it is part of the binary which is a work derived from the GPLed work. It is like linking to a non GPL library. Only seperate (e.g. in an initrd) you can say it is just an aggregation of works. > Cheers, > Andi > -- > http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ > PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C MfG Goswin