Re: Plan for tomorrows (20080522) FESCO meeting

[Alan Cox <alan redhat com>]

On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 06:48:14PM +0100, David Woodhouse wrote:
> > is a separate work. Like your BIOS for example.
> 
> Being a separate work doesn't save it from the requirements of the GPL.
> 
> The GPL clearly states that under some circumstances it _does_ extend to
> sections which are independent and separate works in themselves.

> 	If identifiable sections of that work are not derived from the
> 	Program, and can be reasonably considered independent and
> 	separate works in themselves, then this License, and its terms,
> 	do not apply to those sections when you distribute them as
> 	separate works. 
> 
> (OK, that's the firmware).

No it isn't. See "mere aggregation" 


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