Re: Copyright / licensing question

[H. Peter Anvin]

Followup to:  <20050202232725.GA6197@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
By author:    Charles Cazabon <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
> 
> I'm not sure that's the case.  Inclusion of significant chunks of source code
> (not just a dozen lines or whatever) might bring the book into "derived work"
> territory, and your publisher is almost certainly not going to allow
> redistribution under the GPL ...
> 
> The short answer is "ask a lawyer".
> 

I think that would fall under the "aggregate work" clause.

	-hpa
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