> > But you see that library is the GPL authors code and they've exercised > > their right as an author to decide what they do with their code. > > No, they've gone well beyond that in claiming that your own code which > calls that library's interfaces is also under their control. I think you are still reading "linking" as code. Also remember that the GPLv2 actually pretty much predates "normal" use of dynamic linking. > > Anyway you can always write an alternative library. > > How can the existence of a different library make any difference to the > status of another piece of code that might use it? Bingo.. That is the heart of the question - are you just using some generic interface (and US caselaw is mostly against API copyright) or are you creating a new work which incorporates an existing work. Just as with books - am I creating a book referencing another work or a book that incorporates chunks of another book, and that depends on context and isn't entirely clear - see the current Harry Potter lawsuit. Alan -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
