On 2/15/07, Geert Uytterhoeven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Thu, 15 Feb 2007, v j wrote:
Personally, I see no real difference between EXPORT_SYMBOL and EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL. If you derive from GPL'ed code, your code is a derived work.
--- I agree with you that there's no difference in law, though I think the difference is that neither creates a derived work. "Derived work" is a very vague notion in law, and the case law on this has varied over time. I think it would be a real crap shoot for both sides to bring this to court, at least in the US. Note, though, that I DO support the OSS equation and believe that companies *should not* use closed-source modules, whether it's legal or not, except in the very specific case of code that also works with other systems. I think this ethical imperative goes with the nature of the author's gift to the community. scott - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
