Re: Linux firmware

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On Apr 29, 2009, "Tom \"spot\" Callaway" <tcallawa@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 04/29/2009 01:19 PM, Alexandre Oliva wrote:
>> The copyright holder didn't permit the combination of the second piece
>> of code (which, being driver code rather than firmware, is software even
>> under your standards) with the other “derived from proprietary
>> unpublished source code” 

> Given that the copyright holder on BOTH works is the same, unless you
> have it in writing from the copyright holder that they do not permit
> this combination, I don't draw the same conclusion as you.

I don't understand your reasoning.

Say I create two works A and B.

I publish A under a permissive license.

I publish B under a license that prohibits its combination with A.

Per your reasoning, you're entitled to publish a combination of A and B.

What gives you the idea that you are?

-- 
Alexandre Oliva, freedom fighter    http://FSFLA.org/~lxoliva/
You must be the change you wish to see in the world. -- Gandhi
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