[2509] in SIPB_Linux_Development
Re: Kernel interface changes (was Re: cdrecord problems on
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Derek Atkins)
Fri Feb 5 11:04:43 1999
To: David Weinehall <tao@acc.umu.se>
Cc: "Theodore Y. Ts'o" <tytso@MIT.EDU>, alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk,
khim@sch57.msk.ru, arvinds@MIT.EDU, xiphmont@MIT.EDU,
linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu, linux-dev@MIT.EDU, jered@MIT.EDU,
nemo@MIT.EDU, cox@idecnet.com
From: Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU>
Date: 05 Feb 1999 11:03:38 -0500
In-Reply-To: David Weinehall's message of Fri, 5 Feb 1999 11:58:20 +0100 (MET)
David Weinehall <tao@acc.umu.se> writes:
> How come, that if IBM doesn't make a penny from AFS, they don't release
> the source, so that we can include it in the kernel?!!?!
No, I said they don't make a penny from Linux-AFS; they _do_ make
money off of AFS for other platforms. Linux-AFS is a derivative work
from AFS, so the sources are still copyrighted by IBM and, indeed, the
Linux-AFS source tree contains the sources for all the other AFS
platforms as well.
It's a good thought -- I tried to go down that route. I was happy
just to get IBM to allow me to distribute BINARIES for free!
-derek
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