Re: GPL/LGPL and the TLI interface
Dave Grothe <[email protected]> Thu, 31 Aug 2006 09:32:26 -0500
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--=====================_849751898==.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed At 08:18 AM 8/31/2006, Steve Schefter wrote: >Brian F. G. Bidulock wrote: >>>Based on Brian's "grep" e-mail, it appears that he believes that >>>the GPL modules are not "mere aggregations" into the LiS >>>tarball. >>Files that compile into the "Library" (whether optionally or not) >>cannot be considered mere aggregation. > >There are two drivers which use any of the 27 header files listed >in another e-mail. These are timod and tirdwr, written by Ole >Hsugaard. As I see it, they utilize LiS to provide a TLI >interface rather than being a part of LiS itself. As the >timod documentation states, "there is no TLI Provider code >within LiS". The fact that LiS compiles and runs without >these two drivers further indicates that to me. Also please note that timod and tirdwr are separately compiled loadable modules and are not linked in with the streams.o STREAMS executive. Ditto for LDL. They are in full compliance with the GPL and Brian has no right to revoke the license. -- Dave --=====================_849751898==.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" <html> <body> <font size=3>At 08:18 AM 8/31/2006, Steve Schefter wrote:<br> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Brian F. G. Bidulock wrote:<br> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Based on Brian's "grep" e-mail, it appears that he believes that<br> the GPL modules are not "mere aggregations" into the LiS<br> tarball.</blockquote>Files that compile into the "Library" (whether optionally or not)<br> cannot be considered mere aggregation.</blockquote><br> There are two drivers which use any of the 27 header files listed<br> in another e-mail. These are timod and tirdwr, written by Ole<br> Hsugaard. As I see it, they utilize LiS to provide a TLI<br> interface rather than being a part of LiS itself. As the<br> timod documentation states, "there is no TLI Provider code<br> within LiS". The fact that LiS compiles and runs without<br> these two drivers further indicates that to me.</font></blockquote><br> Also please note that timod and tirdwr are separately compiled loadable modules and are not linked in with the streams.o STREAMS executive. Ditto for LDL.<br><br> They are in full compliance with the GPL and Brian has no right to revoke the license.<br><br> -- Dave<br><br> </body> <br> </html> --=====================_849751898==.ALT--