Re: FC4 or FC5

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On Thu, 2006-06-15 at 23:15 -0700, jdow wrote:
> From: "Les Mikesell" <lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> > On Thu, 2006-06-15 at 09:50 -0400, Sean wrote:

[snip]

> > It is the FSF's interpretation that anything that needs a GPL'd
> > library to function is a derived work of that library even when
> > distributed separately .   I'm sure that with sufficient funds
> > you could find well-trained lawyers to argue either side of
> > that case, but it sounds like insanity to me that you can violate
> > a copyright without copying the material in question.  Or that
> > whether a violation exists or not depends on whether or not a
> > functionally equivalent library exists under a different license,
> > something that none of the parties involved might not know and
> > that could change without their involvement or knowledge.

Hmm. The FSF seems to say:  You use any nail other than ours, we own
your hammer because it's a derived work.

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