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Re: license question with non-GPL library
From: |
Alexander Terekhov |
Subject: |
Re: license question with non-GPL library |
Date: |
Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:23:10 +0200 |
Rui Miguel Silva Seabra wrote:
>
> Qua, 2006-08-16 Ã s 08:01 +0200, Merijn de Weerd escreveu:
> > Distributors of GPL code are required to make available the full
> > source code of all modules, which would include the library.
>
> Please bear in mind that the GNU GPL makes no such requirement "as
> such". The GNU GPL requires you to do that when you distribute copies of
> the program.
A preexisting BSD "library" is a separate and independent computer
program work merely aggregated with OP's GPL computer program work
(another separate and independent computer program work under
copyright law -- see 17 USC 101 and AFC test case law). The GPL
doesn't apply to BSD "library", stupid.
regards,
alexander.
- Re: license question with non-GPL library, (continued)
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- Re: license question with non-GPL library, Alexander Terekhov, 2006/08/16
- Re: license question with non-GPL library, David Kastrup, 2006/08/16
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- Re: license question with non-GPL library, Merijn de Weerd, 2006/08/16
- Re: license question with non-GPL library, Alexander Terekhov, 2006/08/16
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