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

[Hyman Rosen]

On 2/4/2010 4:58 PM, Alexander Terekhov wrote:
> A statically linked 'executable' is NOT a book with a page ripped out

A statically linked executable is a collective work
comprising its components, constructed by a program
called a linker which combines the components into
a single file by extracting portions of them and
modifying internal references within them. In no
way is the result a verbatim copy of the source code
of its components.

Because the linker operates mechanically, the resulting
file is not a derivative work of its components. It is
simply a modified version of them, and in order to copy
and distribute it, permission from the rights owners of
the components must be obtained.

> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Static_library

Yes, just as I said above.