Fedora Freedom and linux-libre
Chris Adams
cmadams at hiwaay.net
Mon Jun 16 13:17:03 UTC 2008
Once upon a time, David Woodhouse <dwmw2 at infradead.org> said:
> It is indeed my viewpoint that the 'bzImage' kernel image we ship is
> either a derivative or collective work based on the GPL'd kernel source
> code.
The compiled kernel image is just a mechanical production from the
source and does not have copyright of its own. This is no different
than running mkisofs to build a CD; you can have GPL and non-GPL-compat
software on the CD. It is mere aggregation.
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Chris Adams <cmadams at hiwaay.net>
Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services
I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.
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