[luau] that crazy GPL stuff...

[Jimen Ching]

On Tue, 14 Oct 2003, Warren Togami wrote:
>This is not entirely accurate.  IIRC Linus Torvalds made the linux
>kernel "GPL with one exception", that exception is binary-only modules
>are allowed (but generally frowned upon).
>
>Normally the GPL disallows keeping source code closed even if you
>dynamically link to it, and cases like closed source linux kernel
>modules are normally not allowed with pure GPL licensed stuff.

Define 'dynamically link'.  The GPL document uses terms like 'derivative
works', and 'works based on the Program'.  Until a court defines what
these phrases mean, all interpretations are open.  There's really no point
in theorizing.

--jc
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