On Fri, 30 Apr 2004, Stewart Smith wrote: > It doesn't "add", it clarifies. i.e. if you build a clustered file > system that does stuff specific to reiserfs (e.g. use the reiser4 > syscall), then that will be considered a derived work, and must be > distributable under the GPL.
The clarification really isn't important. What is important is whether or not a work is a derivative work. > Think of it in the same light as the clarification in the kernel's > copy of the GPL saying that userspace programs aren't > derived. except here it's the other way around. It is quite acceptable to remove a subset of (possibly) derived works from the set of derived works, because in that case you are granting additional permisions. It is not acceptable to add an additional set of works which are not derived works to the set of works that are derived works. As a final note, the GPL + additional restrictions is in itself, incompatible with other GPLed works. It is only the GPL + additional permisions (or the GPL itself) which is compatible with other GPLed works. Don Armstrong -- A people living under the perpetual menace of war and invasion is very easy to govern. It demands no social reforms. It does not haggle over expenditures on armaments and military equipment. It pays without discussion, it ruins itself, and that is an excellent thing for the syndicates of financiers and manufacturers for whom patriotic terrors are an abundant source of gain. -- Anatole France http://www.donarmstrong.com http://rzlab.ucr.edu
