Barry Margolin wrote:
In my opinion, the scheduler is an integral part of Linux
If I write a piece of code intended to be a Linux scheduler, I may distribute that code any way I choose. I do not have to license it under the terms of Linux's license. That is true even though the scheduler is of no use except as part of a Linux kernel, because copyright doesn't care whether a program works, or is good for anything. If I make a combined work, say by producing a Linux kernel containing my scheduler, only then does the combined work fall under the GPL, and only then would I have to distribute my code under the GPL. I know the FSF would like people to believe that code which interoperates with other code is bound by the copyright of the other code, but that simply is not supported by U.S. law. _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
