From: Raul Miller <moth@debian.org>
To: debian-legal@lists.debian.org, debian-kernel@lists.debian.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: non-free firmware in kernel modules, aggregation and unclear copyright notice.
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 16:55:55 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20050411165555.E32136@links.magenta.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1n1euyqoz7akm$.1hq68bv2s0l5e.dlg@40tude.net>; from bilotta78@hotpop.com on Sun, Apr 10, 2005 at 11:24:10AM +0200
On Sun, Apr 10, 2005 at 11:24:10AM +0200, Giuseppe Bilotta wrote:
> AFAIK software only refers to programs, not to arbitrary sequences of
> bytes. An MP3 file isn't "software". Although it surely isn't hardware
> either.
This point is a controversial point. Different people make different
claims.
For example, http://www.answers.com/software -- the Computer Desktop
Encyclopedia asserts that you are correct, while Wikipedia asserts that
you are incorrect. The American Heritage Dictionary implies you are
correct, and WordNet implies that you're incorrect.
Usage is still evolving, so who knows where this issue will stand in
five years.
In the context of the linux kernel (which I presume you're talking about,
given the message headers), I don't think it's plausible to suggest that
the occasional use of the term "software" in the license means that the
stuff under Documentation/ isn't covered by the license.
--
Raul
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-04-11 20:56 UTC|newest]
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2005-04-04 10:09 Sven Luther
2005-04-04 10:21 ` Arjan van de Ven
2005-04-04 10:59 ` Sven Luther
2005-04-07 7:17 ` Jes Sorensen
2005-04-07 11:27 ` Sven Luther
2005-04-04 13:26 ` Michael Poole
2005-04-04 14:16 ` Sven Luther
2005-04-04 17:51 ` Greg KH
2005-04-04 18:21 ` Sven Luther
2005-04-04 19:12 ` Ian Campbell
2005-04-04 19:24 ` Sven Luther
2005-04-04 19:36 ` Roland Dreier
2005-04-04 18:27 ` Sven Luther
2005-04-04 19:17 ` Greg KH
2005-04-04 19:29 ` Sven Luther
2005-04-04 19:58 ` Adrian Bunk
2005-04-04 20:23 ` Sven Luther
2005-04-04 21:05 ` Adrian Bunk
2005-04-04 21:16 ` Sven Luther
2005-04-04 20:55 ` Theodore Ts'o
2005-04-04 21:19 ` Sven Luther
2005-04-05 8:19 ` Ian Campbell
2005-04-05 8:32 ` Sven Luther
2005-04-05 8:49 ` Ian Campbell
2005-04-05 9:11 ` Christoph Hellwig
2005-04-05 9:28 ` Arjan van de Ven
2005-04-05 9:32 ` Christoph Hellwig
2005-04-05 9:36 ` Arjan van de Ven
2005-04-05 9:39 ` Christoph Hellwig
2005-04-05 10:42 ` Andres Salomon
2005-04-05 9:46 ` Sven Luther
2005-04-05 12:09 ` Jeff Garzik
2005-04-05 12:14 ` Arjan van de Ven
2005-04-06 19:22 ` Eric W. Biederman
2005-04-07 9:34 ` Jeff Garzik
2005-04-07 10:28 ` Christoph Hellwig
2005-04-07 11:27 ` Sven Luther
2005-04-07 11:46 ` Eric W. Biederman
2005-04-07 18:42 ` Sven Luther
2005-04-08 3:06 ` Eric W. Biederman
2005-04-08 6:41 ` Sven Luther
2005-04-05 9:30 ` Ian Campbell
2005-04-05 9:36 ` Sven Luther
2005-04-05 15:21 ` Sven Luther
2005-04-05 21:37 ` Don Armstrong
2005-04-05 4:23 ` [PATCH 00/04] Load keyspan firmware with hotplug Jan Harkes
2005-04-05 4:26 ` [PATCH 01/04] " Jan Harkes
2005-04-05 4:27 ` [PATCH 02/04] " Jan Harkes
2005-04-05 4:28 ` [PATCH 03/04] " Jan Harkes
2005-04-05 4:51 ` [PATCH 00/04] " Dmitry Torokhov
2005-04-05 8:32 ` Kay Sievers
2005-04-05 11:39 ` Jan Harkes
2005-04-05 9:22 ` Marcel Holtmann
2005-04-05 11:45 ` Jan Harkes
2005-04-05 14:36 ` Marcel Holtmann
2005-04-05 15:28 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2005-04-05 15:37 ` Marcel Holtmann
2005-04-05 15:31 ` Jan Harkes
2005-04-05 16:46 ` Marcel Holtmann
2005-04-05 16:20 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2005-04-05 5:36 ` Sven Luther
2005-04-04 18:39 ` non-free firmware in kernel modules, aggregation and unclear copyright notice Matthew Wilcox
2005-04-04 19:55 ` Jeff Garzik
2005-04-04 20:27 ` Sven Luther
2005-04-04 20:47 ` Jeff Garzik
2005-04-04 21:24 ` Sven Luther
2005-04-04 21:58 ` Sven Luther
2005-04-05 9:33 ` Sven Luther
2005-04-07 1:05 ` Alan Cox
2005-04-07 7:28 ` Jes Sorensen
2005-04-07 7:25 ` Jes Sorensen
2005-04-07 8:04 ` David Schmitt
2005-04-07 8:17 ` Xavier Bestel
2005-04-07 8:32 ` Olivier Galibert
2005-04-07 8:46 ` Xavier Bestel
2005-04-07 8:26 ` David Schwartz
2005-04-07 20:16 ` Raul Miller
2005-04-07 23:20 ` David Schwartz
2005-04-08 3:55 ` Raul Miller
2005-04-08 7:41 ` Sven Luther
2005-04-08 12:30 ` Raul Miller
2005-04-04 19:05 ` Marco d'Itri
2005-04-04 19:14 ` Greg KH
2005-04-04 19:32 ` Adrian Bunk
2005-04-05 14:05 ` Josselin Mouette
2005-04-05 15:39 ` Sven Luther
2005-04-07 21:07 ` Adrian Bunk
2005-04-08 7:22 ` Josselin Mouette
2005-04-08 11:23 ` Jörn Engel
2005-04-08 17:34 ` Adrian Bunk
2005-04-08 17:42 ` Josselin Mouette
2005-04-08 18:01 ` Adrian Bunk
2005-04-08 18:16 ` Rich Walker
2005-04-08 18:42 ` Josselin Mouette
2005-04-10 9:24 ` Giuseppe Bilotta
2005-04-11 20:55 ` Raul Miller [this message]
2005-04-09 0:31 ` Raul Miller
2005-04-09 14:38 ` Adrian Bunk
2005-04-09 20:31 ` Raul Miller
2005-04-08 11:53 ` Sven Luther
2005-04-04 19:41 ` Sven Luther
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2005-04-05 12:03 ` Humberto Massa
2005-04-05 12:16 ` Jeff Garzik
2005-04-05 14:02 ` Sven Luther
2005-04-05 17:30 ` Horst von Brand
2005-04-05 13:57 ` Sven Luther
2005-04-05 14:53 ` Humberto Massa
2005-04-07 20:56 ` Adrian Bunk
2005-04-07 21:05 ` Sven Luther
2005-04-08 0:31 ` Adrian Bunk
2005-04-08 6:54 ` Sven Luther
2005-04-08 17:20 ` Adrian Bunk
[not found] <ea-O2D.A.6pD.MWoUCB@murphy>
2005-04-05 14:37 ` Humberto Massa
[not found] <lLj-vC.A.92G.w4pUCB@murphy>
2005-04-05 15:00 ` Humberto Massa
2005-04-05 15:50 ` Richard B. Johnson
2005-04-05 17:53 ` Josselin Mouette
2005-04-05 18:17 ` Richard B. Johnson
2005-04-05 18:34 ` Josselin Mouette
2005-04-05 18:50 ` Chris Friesen
2005-04-05 18:56 ` Josselin Mouette
2005-04-06 0:10 ` Sven Luther
2005-04-06 7:34 ` Josselin Mouette
2005-04-06 7:46 ` Sven Luther
2005-04-08 7:47 ` Sven Luther
2005-04-05 19:28 ` Jeff Garzik
2005-04-05 19:40 ` Arjan van de Ven
2005-04-05 19:50 ` Jeff Garzik
2005-04-05 20:02 ` Arjan van de Ven
2005-04-05 20:16 ` Brian Gerst
2005-04-05 20:41 ` Jeff Garzik
2005-04-05 21:13 ` Brian Gerst
2005-04-06 9:04 ` Jörn Engel
2005-04-06 20:15 ` Olivier Galibert
2005-04-08 7:44 ` Sven Luther
[not found] <UwJpRC.A.8E.5erUCB@murphy>
2005-04-05 16:53 ` Humberto Massa
[not found] <t1ufbC.A.C6H.38tUCB@murphy>
2005-04-05 19:00 ` Humberto Massa
2005-04-06 20:36 ` Raul Miller
[not found] <08Gc5.A.AFC.QJPVCB@murphy>
2005-04-07 12:15 ` Humberto Massa
2005-04-08 2:10 ` Henning Makholm
2005-04-08 3:05 ` David Schwartz
2005-04-08 3:56 ` Henning Makholm
2005-04-08 7:57 ` Sven Luther
2005-04-08 20:48 ` David Schwartz
2005-04-09 11:19 ` Henning Makholm
2005-04-10 3:07 ` David Schwartz
2005-04-10 4:20 ` Glenn Maynard
2005-04-10 20:18 ` David Schwartz
2005-04-11 1:34 ` Glenn Maynard
2005-04-11 2:40 ` David Schwartz
2005-04-11 20:17 ` Raul Miller
2005-04-11 11:43 ` Anthony DeRobertis
2005-04-11 0:26 ` Henning Makholm
2005-04-11 2:40 ` David Schwartz
2005-04-08 4:05 ` Raul Miller
2005-04-08 7:54 ` Sven Luther
2005-04-08 7:51 ` Sven Luther
[not found] <L0f93D.A.68G.D2OVCB@murphy>
2005-04-07 12:29 ` Humberto Massa
2005-04-07 13:03 ` Richard B. Johnson
2005-04-07 13:30 ` John Stoffel
2005-04-07 13:34 ` Måns Rullgård
2005-04-07 14:15 ` Josselin Mouette
2005-04-08 8:06 ` Sven Luther
2005-04-08 9:46 ` Ralph Corderoy
[not found] <vVUko.A.NkD.kNTVCB@murphy>
2005-04-07 14:30 ` Humberto Massa
2005-04-07 14:53 ` Oliver Neukum
2005-04-07 15:01 ` Humberto Massa
2005-04-07 15:07 ` Oliver Neukum
[not found] <sSO4cD.A.ELC.VTdVCB@murphy>
2005-04-08 12:08 ` Humberto Massa
2005-04-08 12:20 ` Bernd Petrovitsch
[not found] <VrRWRB.A.IlC.3y-VCB@murphy>
2005-04-11 11:44 ` Humberto Massa
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2005-04-11 11:51 ` Humberto Massa
[not found] <Tx9naC.A.vTD.H5YWCB@murphy>
2005-04-11 11:54 ` Humberto Massa
2005-04-11 13:36 ` Michael Poole
2005-04-11 19:31 ` David Schwartz
2005-04-11 19:46 ` Michael Poole
2005-04-11 20:29 ` Raul Miller
[not found] <dpBgeB.A.8M.o1nWCB@murphy>
2005-04-11 13:44 ` Humberto Massa
2005-04-11 16:12 Marco Colombo
2005-04-11 16:25 ` Sven Luther
2005-04-11 20:54 ` Marco Colombo
2005-04-11 21:07 ` Sven Luther
2005-04-12 0:40 ` Marco Colombo
2005-04-12 5:40 ` Sven Luther
2005-04-12 16:14 ` Marco Colombo
2005-04-12 18:45 ` Sven Luther
2005-04-13 2:23 ` Zan Lynx
2005-04-13 14:53 ` Marco Colombo
2005-04-13 19:47 ` Sven Luther
2005-04-14 18:03 ` Marco Colombo
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2005-04-12 9:41 ` Bodo Eggert <harvested.in.lkml@posting.7eggert.dyndns.org>
2005-04-12 16:44 ` David Schwartz
2005-04-12 17:50 ` Raul Miller
2005-04-12 19:05 ` David Schwartz
2005-04-12 21:37 ` Raul Miller
2005-04-14 1:54 ` David Schwartz
2005-04-14 5:13 ` Raul Miller
2005-04-12 18:53 ` Bodo Eggert
2005-04-12 19:15 ` David Schwartz
2005-04-12 20:00 ` Bodo Eggert
2005-04-12 22:45 ` David Schwartz
2005-04-13 5:46 ` Raul Miller
2005-04-13 6:28 ` Sean Kellogg
2005-04-13 13:55 ` Raul Miller
2005-04-13 9:17 ` Bodo Eggert
[not found] <d03KdB.A.m0F.3RtWCB@murphy>
2005-04-12 11:44 ` Humberto Massa
2005-04-12 19:01 ` David Schwartz
2005-04-12 21:31 ` Raul Miller
[not found] <Xuc2QB.A._uB.h6_WCB@murphy>
2005-04-12 17:29 ` Humberto Massa
[not found] <_WpYEC.A.JPD.F9BXCB@murphy>
2005-04-12 20:23 ` Humberto Massa
2005-04-14 1:37 ` David Schwartz
[not found] <JMgucB.A.0PB.b3cXCB@murphy>
2005-04-14 12:18 ` Humberto Massa
2005-04-14 17:44 ` David Schwartz
2005-04-14 18:43 ` Raul Miller
[not found] <9rcYQC.A.LsH.E_qXCB@murphy>
2005-04-14 18:26 ` Humberto Massa
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