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From: peter@nmti.com (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.unix.bsd.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy,comp.os.os2.advocacy
Subject: Re: Linux vs whatever
Date: 28 Jan 1997 18:44:57 GMT
Organization: Network/development platform support, NMTI
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In article <32EE3C3C.5534B736@indiana.edu>,
Lars Hofhansl <lhofhans@indiana.edu> wrote:
> Peter da Silva wrote:
> > In article <32ED1866.34F02393@indiana.edu>,
> > Lars Hofhansl <lhofhans@indiana.edu> wrote:
> > > What do you mean with "under the stranglehold of the GPL"?
> > See section 2 b).
> Also from section 2:
> "These requirements apply to the modified work as a whole. If
> identifiable sections of that work are not derived from the Program,
> and can be reasonably considered independent and separate works in
> themselves, then this License, and its terms, do not apply to those
> sections when you distribute them as separate works.
That's true, however RMS has been known to be creative in his
interpretation of what an "independant and separate work" is (so, for
example, if you use interfaces that only exist in a GPLed program
or library then your work is GPL).
What was that crypto program that fell afoul of this?
--
The Reverend Peter da Silva, ULC, COQO, BOFH.
Har du kramat din varg, idag? `-_-'