From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 31 May 2002 17:40:39 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 31 May 2002 17:40:38 -0400 Received: from mark.mielke.cc ([216.209.85.42]:62727 "EHLO mark.mielke.cc") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 31 May 2002 17:40:34 -0400 Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 17:34:20 -0400 From: Mark Mielke To: Pavel Machek Cc: Alan Cox , Roman Zippel , yodaiken@fsmlabs.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: A reply on the RTLinux discussion. Message-ID: <20020531173420.A17892@mark.mielke.cc> In-Reply-To: <1022604318.4123.114.camel@irongate.swansea.linux.org.uk> <3CF42179.29A2CAED@linux-m68k.org> <1022678678.4123.189.camel@irongate.swansea.linux.org.uk> <20020531115742.D37@toy.ucw.cz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, May 31, 2002 at 11:57:42AM +0000, Pavel Machek wrote: > > > Victor denies the RTAI people any clear answers about the license. > > "We think you need a license if you use proprietary software > > with this" and "Ask a lawyer" > I dont see whyhe could not answer "LGPL is ojkay according to us, and we > promise not to sue you." Realize of course, that unless it is a signed piece of paper with specifically listed terms, the 'it is ok and we promise not to sue you' is not legally binding, and is therefore meaningless. The piece of paper usually takes the form of a license. See where this goes? :-) Round and round... mark -- mark@mielke.cc/markm@ncf.ca/markm@nortelnetworks.com __________________________ . . _ ._ . . .__ . . ._. .__ . . . .__ | Neighbourhood Coder |\/| |_| |_| |/ |_ |\/| | |_ | |/ |_ | | | | | | \ | \ |__ . | | .|. |__ |__ | \ |__ | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them, one ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them... http://mark.mielke.cc/