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Re: Porting for ecos - is GPL SW applicable?
- To: Fabrice Gautier <Fabrice_Gautier at sdesigns dot com>
- Subject: Re: [ECOS] Porting for ecos - is GPL SW applicable?
- From: Jonathan Larmour <jlarmour at redhat dot com>
- Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 02:59:56 +0000
- Cc: "'rdim_outside at softhome dot net'" <rdim_outside at softhome dot net>,ecos-discuss at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
- References: <B1F6452C89AFD411AE0800A0CC734C23015120@EMAIL1>
Fabrice Gautier wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> First you must assume that relicensing of eCos kernel code under GPL is
> possible. For the sake of the discussion let's say it's possible. So your
> eCos kernel + FAT fs driver is all covered GPL
That's not possible I'm afraid - the RHEPL is not compatible with the GPL.
> So now the problem is your application. You must prove that your application
> is not a derivative work of the kernel. You could argue that the use of eCos
> kernel API is similar to the use of the Linux kernel API by a proprietary
> program, which is allowed by the GPL. Let's say again that we can assume
> that.
No unfortunately, that doesn't count either - it would (as you said)
require LGPL'd, not GPL'd code to make that the case. That's the difference
really.
The incompatibility with the GPL is something we're looking at resolving.
Jifl
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