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DATE | 2006-05-23 |
FROM | Richard Stallman
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SUBJECT | Re: [rick@linuxmafia.com: Re: [Balug-talk] [Fwd: Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Its a sorry day for The?Linux?Journal]]
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> Torvalds has interpreted the requirements in a narrow way which I > think is erroneous. The FSF believes that any module designed > specifically to be linked with Linux falls under the license of Linux.
Our position is based on Eben Moglen's advice, but our previous lawyers gave similar advice in 1989 when NeXT wanted to distribute a not-free GCC front end and invite users to link it with GCC.
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