On Tue, 2006-02-14 at 18:41 -0800, Donald Arseneau wrote: > Mike McCarty <mike.mccarty@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > However, linking a "work that uses the Library" with the Library creates an > > executable that is a derivative of the Library (because it contains portions > > of the Library), rather than a "work that uses the library". > > This "linking" is what we'd normally refer to as "static linking", > where the library code is included in the executable. Dynamic > linking to a shared object library does not cause portions of the > library to be included in the executable. Please show us *where* in the GPL/LGPL are the words "static linking" and "Dynamic linking" used? I have to agree with many others here. Linux/GNU, as currently licensed is dead in the water for any commercial development use. -- brtaylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
