[Halfmanhalfamazing]

And Linus has responded. Some of it is unclear, but one thing stands out loud and clear.

########If a module arguably isn't a derived work, we simply shouldn't try to say that its authors have to conform to our worldview.

We should make decisions on TECHNICAL MERIT. And this one is clearly being pushed on anything but.############

http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/475654/focus=475824

[antiRepublicrat]

we simply shouldn't try to say that its authors have to conform to our worldview. We should make decisions on TECHNICAL MERIT.

Gotta love Linus. He blows GE's worldview that GPL advocates are all about politicizing software and pushing a philosophical agenda.