From: "Les Mikesell" <lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx>
On Tue, 2006-06-20 at 17:46 +0200, Ingemar Nilsson wrote:
And if it depends on GPL-covered
code, it has to be licensed under the GPL as well. Simple as that.
It's not simple at all. The program may run only when linked to
another person's own copy of the library in question. That's
the way copyright and every other license works. Note that there
is no restriction against writing and using your own copy of this
work, or hiring someone to write it specifically for you. The claim
is that this original work can't be distributed because it won't run
without the GPL'd part - as though running is some kind of requirement
for code distribution or that copyright is somehow dependent on code
working correctly...
And it's not even that simple, Les. The GPL faq apparently declares
that if you static link or even dynamic link then your code must be
under GPL but if you can link over a socket then your code is clear.
There seems to be an attempt to draw a line here where there really
should be no line. Either I can use their code or I cannot. The
manner in which I use their code should not matter in any logical
world.
{^_^}
