Re: Archives

On Fri, 24 Jun 2005 04:04:25 -0600
"Brian F. G. Bidulock" <[email protected]> wrote:


> I have assumed maintenance of a GPL'ed release.  The OpenSS7 2.18.1
> release builds and load against every current 2.4 and 2.6 kernel and
> linux distribution that I could get my hands on.  I will continue to
> maintain a GPL'ed release of LiS until our Linux Fast-STREAMS release
> will serve as a production replacement.  I would prefer to do active
> development only on Linux Fast-STREAMS for obvious reasons.


Thanks, Brian.

Looking at the downloads part of the openss7.org site, there does not
appear to be a release in more than a year.  Am I looking in the wrong
place?


> Do take a look at the list archives for the long-winded discussion on
> licensing (GPL vs LGPL)


After reading the threads, and the openss7.org site, I have a few
questions about the licensing restrictions (the debates over the years
about what the GPL infects are mind numbing).

Assuming use of your GPL version...

I can develop any kind of driver, applications, and even modify the
original.  I can keep all the code internal, and not release any of it
to anyone under any license.

If I distribute the driver, does it have to be GPL, or can it be
distributed under something like BSD, or even free, public domain
licensing?

What restrictions, if any, are placed on applications that are written
to use the driver?  Specifically, does the GPL infect everything, or
does it stop with the driver that I distribute.  If I distribute a
driver in accordance with your licensing, and someone picks it up and
uses it to write an application, are they now bound to the GPL by merely
using the driver and the LiS stack?


Thanks!!!