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Re: GPL-ed code in a driver for a proprietary OS
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John Hasler |
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Re: GPL-ed code in a driver for a proprietary OS |
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Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:12:44 -0600 |
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> I'm wondering what the general consensus is on the legitimacy of using
> GPL-ed code in a driver for a proprietary operating system, in my
> particular case to generate a file system driver for Windows CE.
No problem at all (assuming you mean GPLv2:
The source code for a work means the preferred form of the work for
making modifications to it. For an executable work, complete source code
means all the source code for all modules it contains, plus any
associated interface definition files, plus the scripts used to control
compilation and installation of the executable. However, as a special
exception, the source code distributed need not include anything that is
normally distributed (in either source or binary form) with the major
components (compiler, kernel, and so on) of the operating system on which
the executable runs, unless that component itself accompanies the
executable.
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John Hasler
john@dhh.gt.org
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI USA
Re: GPL-ed code in a driver for a proprietary OS, Valter Minute, 2007/11/08