Re: GPL issues

[Mark Lord]

Joshua Hudson wrote:
> On 4/11/06, David Weinehall <tao@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > OK, simplified rules; if you follow them you should generally be OK:
..
> > 3. Userspace code that uses interfaces that was not exposed to userspace
> > before you change the kernel --> GPL (but don't do it; there's almost
> > always a reason why an interface is not exported to userspace)
> >
> > 4. Userspace code that only uses existing interfaces --> choose
> > license yourself (but of course, GPL would be nice...)

Err.. there is ZERO difference between situations 3 and 4.
Userspace code can be any license one wants, regardless of where
or when or how the syscalls are added to the kernel.

Cheers
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