Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 20:55:44 -0700 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> Cc: tlambert@primenet.com, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: GPL issues (Was: More important Windows Refund Day Message-ID: <4.1.19990222202747.00978280@mail.lariat.org> In-Reply-To: <199902230323.UAA15544@usr08.primenet.com> References: <4.1.19990222201531.03fc77d0@mail.lariat.org>
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At 03:23 AM 2/23/99 +0000, Terry Lambert wrote:
>I think you have misread the license:
>
>3.7. Larger Works.
> You may create a Larger Work by combining Covered Code with
> other code not governed by the terms of this License and
> distribute the Larger Work as a single product. In such a
> case, You must make sure the requirements of this License
> are fulfilled for the Covered Code.
What I saw was:
| 1.9. "Modifications" means any addition to or deletion from the substance
| or structure of either the Original Code or any previous Modifications. When
| Covered Code is released as a series of files, a Modification is:
|
| A.Any addition to or deletion from the contents of a file containing
| Original Code or previous Modifications.
|
| B.Any new file that contains any part of the Original Code or previous
| Modifications.
And then....
| 3.2. Availability of Source Code.
Any Modification which You create or to which You contribute must be made
| available in Source Code form under the terms of this License
This is a little snaky. If the definition of "file" includes the binary file from
which you burn your ROMS, you're toast. Ditto if device drivers that are
statically linked (and eCos doesn't seem to have dynamic device driver loading)
must have source code published. So, I'm not sure how safe one is. It might turn
out to be more benign than the GPL, but I'd ask a lawyer before assuming I
wouldn't get bit.
--Brett
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