linux-kernel - Re: Another kernel releated GPL ?

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Message-Id: <1161861128.12781.28.camel@localhost.localdomain>
Date:	Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:12:07 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	dmarkh@....rr.com
Cc:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Another kernel releated GPL ?

Ar Iau, 2006-10-26 am 05:45 -0400, ysgrifennodd Mark Hounschell:
> I make "modifications" to the kernel, then create a user land library to access
> these "modifications". Obviously my kernel "modifications" are then GPL, but
> what is the opinion of the kernel developers as far as the license of this
> library? Does that user land library have to be GPL also?

Ask your lawyer. It depends on the legal definition of "derivative
work", which isn't something a kernel developer can really answer.

Alan

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