Re: Binary-only firmware covered by the GPL?

From: Pavel Machek
Date: Fri Apr 02 2004 - 16:34:35 EST


Hi!

> > If my code contains picture of human, do I have to provide his DNA, too?
> > Pavel
> >
> > (runs away)
>
> If the picture was made with gimp and you keep an xcf of it around for
> changing it (because it keeps the layers) but only ship a png (no more
> layers) then your violating the GPL.

xcf is easy, but what if it is really *photo*?

Photos are almost impossible to modify, there's no prefered form. You
can't modify a photo, you can only try to arrange similar photo, and
you need same people to make "modified" photo. This is what I was
trying to say.
Pavel
--
When do you have a heart between your knees?
[Johanka's followup: and *two* hearts?]
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/