Re: GPL only modules
From: Alexandre Oliva
Date: Mon Dec 18 2006 - 14:43:41 EST
On Dec 17, 2006, Kyle Moffett <mrmacman_g4@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> On the other hand, certain projects like OpenAFS, while not license-
> compatible, are certainly not derivative works.
Certainly a big chunk of OpenAFS might not be, just like a big chunk
of other non-GPL drivers for Linux.
But what about the glue code? Can that be defended as not a derived
work, such that it doesn't have to be GPL?
If not, can the whole containing both the non-derivative work and the
source code providing the glue without which the whole wouldn't
fulfill its intended purpose be regarded as a mere aggregate, and thus
not be subject to the requirement that the whole be released under the
GPL?
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