[rescue] OT: Linux and USB on Intel

[Jeffrey Nonken]

I've seen this argument get bounced back and forth for days now, and
several people seem to be missing a point. I'll try to lay it out clearly.

"If I write my own code, etc., I can license it any way I want."

True. But keep in mind: If you write in C, chances are pretty gosh darned
good that you'll be using functions from the C library. Console I/O, disk
I/O, sorting, string manipulation -- you name it.

If you link in somebody's C library YOU ARE SUBJECT TO THE LICENSE TERMS OF
THAT LIBRARY. Period.

If that C library has a GNU license, guess what?

So: Your choices are: 1) Find another library that has license terms you
can live with. 2) Roll your own. 3) Entirely leave out all functionality
that requires any of the functions in that library. 4) Forget it. 5)
Violate the terms of the license.

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