linux-kernel - Re: ndiswrapper and GPL-only symbols redux

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Message-ID: <20080129230416.1e0a1ff1@core>
Date:	Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:04:16 +0000
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
Cc:	Pavel Roskin <proski@....org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Jon Masters <jonathan@...masters.org>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	Giridhar Pemmasani <pgiri@...oo.com>, rms@....org
Subject: Re: ndiswrapper and GPL-only symbols redux

> It is interesting that someone posting with an @gnu.org address claims
> that dynamic linking of not GPLv2 compatible code into GPLv2 code was
> not a copyright violation.
> 
> Is it an official statement of the FSF that such linking is considered 
> legal?

Probably in the same way that gmail represents official google policy ;)

Alan
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