Re: Problem with GPLv3 FAQ about linking with Visual C++

[Alexander Terekhov]

Hyman Rosen wrote:
> 
> On 2/4/2010 12:36 PM, Alexander Terekhov wrote:
> > You misread the modify clauses of the GPL
> >     v2: Section 2 "You may modify your copy or copies of the Program or
> >         any portion of it . . ."
> >     v3: Section 5 "Conveying Modified Source Versions . . ."
> > focusing on its "mere aggregation" and "called an “aggregate”"
> > blathering.
> > BUT THIS CLAUSES ARE ABOUT ****MODIFICATION**** to begin with.
> 
> Legal documents define terms. Blathering is what you do.
> Section 2 of GPLv2 says
>      These requirements apply to the modified work as a whole.

A compilation (collective work) is NOT a modified/derivative work you
moron.

regards,
alexander.

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