Does linux use GPL or not??

David Johnson david at usermode.org
Thu Aug 10 02:15:57 UTC 2000


On Wed, 09 Aug 2000, SamBC wrote:

> > You cannot do whatever you want with GPL software... Only public domain
> > has that distinction, and even there you can't claim authorship.
> 
> I overstated - you can do *most* what you want - most people wouldn't want
> to do the things they can't!

Well, one real biggy you can't do is incorporate the code into your own
project unless you are also using the GPL. For some people this is no
problem, while for others it is a major hurdle.

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David Johnson
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