Re: linux gpl question

2002-04-26 Thread Glenn Maynard
On Fri, Apr 26, 2002 at 06:40:41PM -0500, David Starner wrote: > Not by my understanding. A patch will include generally include pieces > of the kernel source, and only make sense in the context of the kernel. > That makes it a derivative work of the kernel. In theory, one could design a patch for

Re: linux gpl question

2002-04-26 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach John Galt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.04.27.0106 +0200]: > >However, his patches are patches *of Linux*, and so if he distributes > >the patched Linux, he is required to distribute the full source, > >because Linux is copyable only under the terms of the GPL and that's > >what the GPL req

Re: linux gpl question

2002-04-26 Thread David Starner
On Fri, Apr 26, 2002 at 04:53:24PM -0600, John Galt wrote: > On Thu, 25 Apr 2002, David Starner wrote: > >A patch to a program is a derivative work of the program, in most cases. > >Hence, you need permission of the copyright owner to distribute it; > >lacking direct permission (rather painful for

Re: linux gpl question

2002-04-26 Thread John Galt
On 25 Apr 2002, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: >John Galt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> No, he doesn't have to do anything at all with his patches. They aren't >> the FSF's to define the license for. For ONLY the work he authored or >> has the rights of authorship in, he may do whatever he wis

Re: linux gpl question

2002-04-26 Thread John Galt
On Thu, 25 Apr 2002, David Starner wrote: >On Thu, Apr 25, 2002 at 09:35:44PM -0600, John Galt wrote: >> No, he doesn't have to do anything at all with his patches. They aren't >> the FSF's to define the license for. For ONLY the work he authored or >> has the rights of authorship in, he may d

Re: linux gpl question

2002-04-26 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Lynn Winebarger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > In one case the police will probably come after him (assuming they > figure out who it was). Here the copyright holders have to come after > him. There's a substantial difference. And what we're talking about is exactly that. Eben Moglen, who

Re: linux gpl question

2002-04-26 Thread Lynn Winebarger
On Friday 26 April 2002 01:45, David Starner wrote: > On Fri, Apr 26, 2002 at 01:29:57AM -0500, Lynn Winebarger wrote: > > Actually he can copy all he wants without complying with the GPL. > > It would take a court to actually force him to comply with the license > > and/or > > That's sort o

Re: linux gpl question

2002-04-26 Thread David Starner
On Fri, Apr 26, 2002 at 01:29:57AM -0500, Lynn Winebarger wrote: > Actually he can copy all he wants without complying with the GPL. > It would take a court to actually force him to comply with the license and/or That's sort of like saying he can kill all he wants to; it would take a court to

Re: linux gpl question

2002-04-26 Thread Lynn Winebarger
On Friday 26 April 2002 01:18, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > John Galt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > No, he doesn't have to do anything at all with his patches. They aren't > > the FSF's to define the license for. For ONLY the work he authored or > > has the rights of authorship in, he may

Re: linux gpl question

2002-04-26 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
John Galt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > No, he doesn't have to do anything at all with his patches. They aren't > the FSF's to define the license for. For ONLY the work he authored or > has the rights of authorship in, he may do whatever he wishes with it. However, his patches are patches *of