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Linux内核中的Copyright
摘自linuxkernelnewbie的maillist
On Sat, Jan 13, 2007 at 09:56:16PM +0200, Ramagudi Naziir wrote:
> Can you please explain to me what does the Copyright (C) line
> in the kernel code means ?
> After all, it is GPL and does not belong to anyone...No, that's not true. The code belongs to whoever wrote that particular
part. GPL licensed code is not "public domain" code.<!-- D(["mb","
> So why do code authors write their name besides the Copyright (C)
> prefix ?Copyright law gives the right to copy to the author and that\'s what the",1] ); D(["mb","
(C) line says: I am the author, it\'s my right to copy this code.
Without license only the copyright holder is allowed to copy the code.
However, in Linux the copyright holders licensed their code to you
under a specific lincense (the GPL) that allows you to copy their code.
Erik",1] ); D(["mb","
--
They\'re all fools. Don\'t worry. Darwin may be slow, but he\'ll
eventually get them. -- Matthew Lammers in alt.sysadmin.recovery
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",0] ); //-->Copyright law gives the right to copy to the author and that's what the
(C) line says: I am the author, it's my right to copy this code.
Without license only the copyright holder is allowed to copy the code.
However, in Linux the copyright holders licensed their code to you
under a specific lincense (the GPL) that allows you to copy their code.
Erik
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