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Re: Can linux kernel claim it uses GPL v2?
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kero552 |
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Re: Can linux kernel claim it uses GPL v2? |
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7 Oct 2006 11:45:21 -0700 |
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Alfred M. Szmidt wrote:
> Yes. Linux isn't the main kernel that GLIBC supports to begin with.
>
> Now what is difference between glibc not working w/o kernel and
> some GUI program not working w/o library. FSF says kernel OK,
> program not.
>
> The FSF has no say about Linux, add to that, Linux has a special
> execption that explictly allows propietary modules to be used.
>
Can you point me to text of exception?
I never said anything about FSF having rights about kernel.
> I tried to point it out during OpenGl example, probably wrong way.
> There is an API (well documented) for library and there are two or
> more libraries using the API. One is GPL licensed and the rest
> not. The product doesnt have to be a GPL licensed.
>
> If it uses the GPL licensed library, then it has to.
The point I am trying to make. Just because you call low-level library
kernel and call its functions differently (through interrupt) doesn't
mean it has some special rights against some other high level library
called through some other mechanism. Last time I checked GPL had no
"only kernel" or " only through interrupts".
GPL does not AFAIK have some special condition.. for case of kernel.
Honza
- Re: Can linux kernel claim it uses GPL v2?, (continued)
- Re: Can linux kernel claim it uses GPL v2?, David Kastrup, 2006/10/09
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- Re: Can linux kernel claim it uses GPL v2?, Alexander Terekhov, 2006/10/09
- Re: Can linux kernel claim it uses GPL v2?, David Kastrup, 2006/10/09
- Re: Can linux kernel claim it uses GPL v2?, Alexander Terekhov, 2006/10/09
- Re: Can linux kernel claim it uses GPL v2?, Alexander Terekhov, 2006/10/09
- Re: Can linux kernel claim it uses GPL v2?, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2006/10/09
- Re: Can linux kernel claim it uses GPL v2?, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2006/10/09
- Re: Can linux kernel claim it uses GPL v2?, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2006/10/09
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- Re: Can linux kernel claim it uses GPL v2?, Alexander Terekhov, 2006/10/09
- Re: Can linux kernel claim it uses GPL v2?, Miles Bader, 2006/10/15
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- Re: Can linux kernel claim it uses GPL v2?,
kero552 <=
- Re: Can linux kernel claim it uses GPL v2?, John Hasler, 2006/10/07
- Re: Can linux kernel claim it uses GPL v2?, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2006/10/07
- Re: Can linux kernel claim it uses GPL v2?, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2006/10/07
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- Re: Can linux kernel claim it uses GPL v2?, David Kastrup, 2006/10/07
- Re: Can linux kernel claim it uses GPL v2?, Alexander Terekhov, 2006/10/07
- Re: Can linux kernel claim it uses GPL v2?, Alexander Terekhov, 2006/10/07
- Re: Can linux kernel claim it uses GPL v2?, kero552, 2006/10/07
- Re: Can linux kernel claim it uses GPL v2?, Alexander Terekhov, 2006/10/07
- Re: Can linux kernel claim it uses GPL v2?, David Kastrup, 2006/10/07
- Re: Can linux kernel claim it uses GPL v2?, Alexander Terekhov, 2006/10/07