Re: Using non-GPL libraries in a GPL program

[Alexander Terekhov]

Dave Crossland wrote:
> 
> On May 26, 7:40 pm, Alexander Terekhov <terek...@web.de> wrote:
> > John Hasler wrote:
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > >                           The terms of the MIT license are a subset of the
> > > terms of the GPL so by complying with the latter you are complying with 
> > > the
> > > former.
> >
> > Okay, once again for mentally challenged: Complying with the latter
> > under GNUtian viral "work based on" theory requires "relicensing"
> > (seehttp://fsfeurope.org/projects/gplv3/barcelona-rms-transcript.en.html)
> 
> Forget what Stallman might _say_ - he is no a lawyer.

Please visit

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/openbsd/2008-01/0300.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/openbsd/2008-01/0861.html

Stallman replied to the latter message of mine (he cc'd it to 
openbsd-misc but it arrived there after they've banned him and so it 
didn't show up in archives):

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from Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
reply-to rms@gnu.org
to Alexander Terekhov <alexander.terekhov@gmail.com>
cc rnichol_rrc@yahoo.com, espie@nerim.net, misc@openbsd.org

date Tue, Jan 8, 2008 at 9:07 PM
subject Re: Real men don't attack straw men
mailed-by gnu.org

   This may be *your* "usual interpretation of the revised BSD license"

Eben Moglen says that it is nearly universal among lawyers.
As this is a legal issue, I have confidence in him.
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My reply to his message about having confidence in Eben Moglen:

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/openbsd/2008-01/1040.html

Hth.

regards,
alexander.

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