GPL kernel clients

[John Cowan]

Bruce Perens scripsit:

> If your "kernel" lives in the same address space as the client program,
> like a shared library, the client would be considered a derived work. If
> it communicates over an inter-process-communication interface, it would
> not be considered a derived work. But the actual language of the GPL
> is vague about this, which is a good reason for using the LGPL.

So a Linux kernel on a VAX, where system and user code share the same
address space, would bring every app running on it under the GPL?
I don't think shared address space can be the relevant parameter.

Note that the Linux kernel explicitly disclaims GPL tainting of
applications that use it.
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John Cowan					cowan at ccil.org
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