[Sussex] Some more thoughts on the Microsoft/Novel deal

[Ian mu]

Sorry, bad phrasing & terminology, I didn't mean it in the way I think maybe
you read though. I.e not meaning that it was in the public domain, just that
once its under the GPL it has to follow the GPL license whatever (i.e you
couldn't take lines of code out of it without it still being distributed
under the GPL itself, causing their own code to follow it).

I'm just not seeing the GPL or linux really being the issue as such or even
coming into it. My guess is more that we'll see more integrated non GPL
proprietary solutions, like Windows server version x containing virtualised
Suse server (or feature), with the none GPL part being the issue. This can
be done fine (to my understanding) since the agreement without any
problems, not related to GPL (whereas there would be an issue with certain
other distros, again relating to proprietary code, not GPL).

Not sure if thats making sense or not.


On 11/18/06, Andrew Guard <andrew at andrewguard.com> wrote:
>
>
> > Interesting discussion, was hoping something like this may get discussed
> > at
> > some point, just so I can understand it better myself (often get in a
> > muddle
> > with gpl).
> >
> > My understanding would be though that the kernel would not contain any
> > copyrighted suse code ? (even if they have worked on it, the bits they
> did
> > would be under the gpl, which is different to their proprietary code
> with
> > their distro release, haven't they effectively given up any copyright
> ?).
>
> GPL is nothing about giving up copyright.  In fact without Copyright ie
> Public Domain the GPL would be unenforceable.  When it Public Domain you
> can do as you please and doesn't matter what anyone says about it because
> it in the Public Domain.  Now Public Domain is rather interesting because
> if it in Public Domain you tomorrow could claim you own the copyright and
> do as you please.  If want to release your works in Public Domain then
> there is the MIT licence.  It not a licence as such but notice that it be
> release in to the Public Domain.
>
>
> Anyway I think you should read what says at this site:-
> http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/COPYING
>
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