Re: Copyright / licensing question

[Arjan van de Ven]

On Wed, 2005-02-02 at 06:49 -0800, Frank klein wrote:
> Hi,
>  I have got an offer to write a book on Linux
> filesystems. In this I would like to cover existing
> filesystems like ext3, xfs etc. I would also cover
> embedded file systems such as jffs,ROMfs,cramsf etc.
> 
> I am having some licensing questions. It would be
> really great if you can clarify on them
> 
> 1. For explaining the internals of a filesystem in
> detail, I need to take their code from kernel sources
> 'as it is' in the book. Do I need to take any
> permissions from the owner/maintainer regarding this ?
> Will it violate any license if reproduce the driver
> source code in my book ??

no.
However what you SHOULD do is attribute the code properly and point the
reader clearly at the origin and to the fact that the code is licensed
under the terms of the GPL only. (or in case of dual license, well you
get the point)


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