Re: Nasty Requirements for non-GPL Linux Kernel Modules?

mirabilos (eccesys@topmail.de)
Wed, 9 May 2001 18:58:47 -0000


> If the free software community understood and accepted this, by the
way,
> then I think that it removes the need for the LGPL, it's redundant.

What is when compiling a DOS/DJGPP programme? IIRC it is statically
linked
to the libc-dos. IIRC the LGPL here prevents the remaining DOS programme
code
to be GPL'ed too.

I'm neither a lawyer, but this is the difference as I understood.
Please correct me if I am wrong.

-mirabilos

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