Re: Linux kernel complete licence check, Q.11

[Henning Makholm]

Scripsit Giacomo Catenazzi [EMAIL PROTECTED]

 As a special exception, if other files instantiate templates or use
 macros or inline functions from these files, or you compile these
 files and link them with other works to produce a work based on these
 files, these files do not by themselves cause the resulting work to be
 covered by the GNU General Public License. However the source code for
 these files must still be made available in accordance with section (3)
 of the GNU General Public License.

 As a special exception.
 I don't understand the paragraph!

Hmm, it is slightly weird. It seems that the author cannot quite
decide whether to exempt or not.

 Are the files in the dir still GPL? Is it a kind of dual license, GPL and
 at your option the extra modification/linking right?

It seems so. Since the exception only grants extra rights (if it
grants anything at all), we'd be in the clear by treating it as if it
was pure GPL.

-- 
Henning Makholm  They are trying to prove a hypothesis,
 they are down here gathering data every season,
   they're publishing results in peer-reviewed journals.
 They're wrong, I think, but they are still scientists.

Re: Linux kernel complete licence check, Q.11

[Florian Weimer]

Giacomo Catenazzi [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

 As a special exception.
 I don't understand the paragraph!
 Are the files in the dir still GPL? Is it a kind of dual license, GPL and
 at your option the extra modification/linking right?

Yes, such exception clauses are used in many places (C++ libraries,
GNAT run-time etc.).  Even the FSF does it.

Linux kernel complete licence check, Q.11

[Giacomo Catenazzi]

Linux kernel complete licence check, Q.11

Q.11
linux/fs/jffs2/LICENCE:

=START==
The files in this directory and elsewhere which refer to this LICENCE
file are part of JFFS2, the Journalling Flash File System v2.

Copyright (C) 2001, 2002 Red Hat, Inc.

JFFS2 is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
Software Foundation; either version 2 or (at your option) any later
version.

JFFS2 is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
with JFFS2; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA.

As a special exception, if other files instantiate templates or use
macros or inline functions from these files, or you compile these
files and link them with other works to produce a work based on these
files, these files do not by themselves cause the resulting work to be
covered by the GNU General Public License. However the source code for
these files must still be made available in accordance with section (3)
of the GNU General Public License.

This exception does not invalidate any other reasons why a work based on
this file might be covered by the GNU General Public License.

For information on obtaining alternative licences for JFFS2, see
http://sources.redhat.com/jffs2/jffs2-licence.html


$Id: LICENCE,v 1.1 2002/05/20 14:56:37 dwmw2 Exp $
=END==

As a special exception.
I don't understand the paragraph!
Are the files in the dir still GPL? Is it a kind of dual license, GPL and
at your option the extra modification/linking right?

ciao
giacomo