On Fri, Nov 09, 2001 at 01:25:11PM +0200, Abraham vd Merwe wrote: > Hi! > > One thing that bothers me a bit about RTLinux which I thought you might help > me with: > > To what extent is software covered under the RTLinux patent/GPL, i.e. it is > obvious that if I were to extend the RTLinux scheduler or something that > forms an integral part of RTLinux in some way, I'd have to release that > changes under GPL/RTLinux patent, but what happens if I write an application > that makes use of RTLinux real-time threads or a kernel module that uses > real-time interrupts? May that software still be proprietary or are any > derived works covered by the license/patent as well?
1) IANAL 2) The GPL sort of implies that if you're running at arm's length from a piece of GPL software, then it's not a problem. Specifically, if you modify, for eg, the scheduler, then those changes must be under the GPL. OTOH, if you write a random application [which happens to be real-time], it shouldn't be a problem. Gary (-; -- [rtl] --- To unsubscribe: echo "unsubscribe rtl" | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] OR echo "unsubscribe rtl <Your_email>" | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- For more information on Real-Time Linux see: http://www.rtlinux.org/
