Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Jun 14, 2008, Les Mikesell <lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Alexandre Oliva wrote: > > >>>> The other is, is the kernel separate from the device's firmware? > > >>> That's a different question, unrelated to how that firmware got into > >>> the device. > > >> I know. I don't understand why you insist on this irrelevant point. > > > Because I think it is the only relevent point. It is only if the > > combined works form a derivative work that restrictions can apply to > > the combination differently than the components and whether a > > derivative work is formed does not depend on how the components were > > distribtuted. > > There are various possibilities here, let me summarize the ones that > occur to me, in no particular order: > > a. one work is a derivative from the other, and they are distributed > together > > b. one work is a derivative from the other, and they are distributed > separately > > c. two unrelated works are distributed separately > > d. two works are combined into a single coherent work, undoubtedly a > derivative from both, regardless of whether the two works were > originally related, and then the derivative work is distributed If they were originally not related, just gluing them together doesn't make them derivatives of each other. > e. two unrelated works are distributed together by mere aggregation in > a single volume of storage or distribution medium > > If I understood your argument correctly, you appear to be proposing > that, because cases such as (a-c) exist, the case at hand can't be > (d), so it must be (e). I don't see how this conclusion can follow > from the premises. Please clue me in? (d) is impossible, so only (e) is left. -- Dr. Horst H. von Brand User #22616 counter.li.org Departamento de Informatica Fono: +56 32 2654431 Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria +56 32 2654239 Casilla 110-V, Valparaiso, Chile 2340000 Fax: +56 32 2797513 -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
