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From where I'm standing, [the GPLv3] says that you suddenly can't use the software in certain "evil ways" (where evil is defined by the FSF--it doesn't actually cover the James Bond kind of evil, but if you can see Richard Stallman as a less dashing James

Le noyau linux ne sera apparemment pas adapté pour être publié sous GPL v3.

bzFlag, je suis nullissime, mais ça détend !

Now, the "derived work" issue in copyright law is the only thing that leads to any gray areas. There are areas that are not gray at all: user space is clearly not a derived work, while kernel patches clearly _are_ derived works.

Blog of a Hungarian IT software engineer.

* Automatically generates a patch-set log from CVS check-in comments * User-defined color-coded database queries * Web-based administration of the CVSROOT/passwd file * Built-in repository browser * Built-in Wiki * Very simple setup - a self-contained executable runs as CGI, from inetd, or as a stand-alone web server * Minimal memory, disk and CPU requirements - works on old hardware * Access permissions configurable separately for each user * Allows for anonymous users * Uses a built-in SQL database engine (SQLite) - no external RDBMS required * Tested under Linux - works on other versions of Unix. Also works under Windows * Can be run from a chroot jail for added security. * GNU Public License

Your code remains yours, as you can see, even in a worst case scenario.