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Hey,
Just a quick question on linux licensing here, if I 'borrowed' the linux networking stack and included it in my commercial closed source operating system would this be allowed (or my non-commercial but still closed source OS), do I have to give attribution (I do right?)
Thank You
Consult a lawyer to be sure, but:
If you use gpl code, then you need at the very least make that code freely available. That means: From *you*. A link to kernel org will not be sufficient.
Also your code needs to be carefully evaluated, what counts as derived work.
Derived work will also be GPL.
This might also be of interest: Understanding Open-Source Licensing
Edit:
This is a better source
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq....difiedVersions