Re: license issue: calling a GPLv2 library

[Alfred M. Szmidt]

   Stop trying to expand the scope of rights under the GPL to infect
   works under independent copyright (in this case, Gottfried's
   program).

If it uses parts of a GPLed program, then it isn't independant.  And
since linking casues parts of a progarm to be used in another program
in Gottfried's case, it cannot be considered an independant work.

Simple.