spinlocks, the GPL, and binary-only modules
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Quoted 14 lines · Andre Hedrick
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Quoted 9 lines · Andre Hedrick
The double negative unwrapped:
"Being a module doesnt make it not a derivative work."
'Being a module does (not) make it not a derivative work.' 'Being a module does (not) make it (not) a derivative work.'
'Being a module does make it a derivative work.'
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Is this the intent of the statement?
No
Excellent!
Now if Linus would just make to position clear.
Check this Linus' post: recent and with clear statment:
http://lwn.net/Articles/13066/
[Full discussion in http://lwn.net/Articles/13398/, support LWN!]
ciao
giacomo