Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 12:47:36 -0700 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> Cc: Craig Harding <crh@outpost.co.nz>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: GPL nonsense: time to stop Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20011218124204.02812700@localhost> In-Reply-To: <3C1F98BC.7045E632@mindspring.com> References: <20011218121011.E21649@monorchid.lemis.com> <4hzo4hyv3c.o4h@localhost.localdomain> <4.3.2.7.2.20011217221801.02841bc0@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20011218102351.02841f00@localhost>
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At 12:27 PM 12/18/2001, Terry Lambert wrote: >No, it's not. It's not in the boot path, and it's not in the >required for installation path. That's only one very restrictive definition of "in the kernel." While it is true that the code is not loaded unless needed, this is true of many integral parts of operating systems. The GPLed code is compiled every time you compile the kernel and is dynamically linked to it. (As you know, the FSF considers dynamic linking to make two pieces of code a single unit.) The code is referred to in the kernel's internal tables as a part that can be loaded at will. The the kernel is fully aware that it can bring in the code in response to certain conditions just like any other driver or module. In short, the GPLed code is integrated. It is part of the kernel. --Brett To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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