Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 10:44:01 -0500 From: Kris Kirby <kris@airnet.net> To: David Schwartz <davids@webmaster.com> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SGI Donated Journalised FS Source to Linux Message-ID: <37652341.F663700D@airnet.net> References: <000001beb65c$812bf260$021d85d1@whenever.youwant.to>
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David Schwartz wrote: > Forgive me for making an argument with which I do not agree, but I think I > can do it clearly: > > The XFS filesystem would not be useful alone, right? > > You would need the Linux kernel to use it. > > So the XFS filesystem is not a 'work'. The Linux kernel with the module > loaded into it is one 'work'. This is clearly true if they were compiled > together, but there is no legal distinction between compile time and link > time. > > Again, if there's a better way to express it, please let me know. But any > first-year law student can point out the 400 holes in this. I think we're all missing the point: They are releasing it for the wrong OS! <g> -- Kris Kirby <kris@airnet.net> ------------------------------------------- TGIFreeBSD... 'Nuff said. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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