On Sun, Apr 03, 2005 at 09:01:45PM -0700, Paul Jackson wrote: > Mark wrote: > > Probably all Linux binary drivers *are* compiled using GPL'd header files, > > and thus are themselves subject to the GPL. > > I doubt that there is a consensus that simply compiling something with > a GPL header necessarily and always subjects it to the GPL. See your lawyer.
For a header as in interface maybe not. For headers containing significant code in inline functions the binary drivers is definitly a derived work. - 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/