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Re: Use of GPL'd code with proprietary programs
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Isaac |
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Re: Use of GPL'd code with proprietary programs |
Date: |
Sat, 10 Jul 2004 21:03:29 -0500 |
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On 11 Jul 2004 01:33:57 +0200, David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org> wrote:
> Alexander Terekhov <terekhov@web.de> writes:
>
>> Martin Dickopp wrote:
>> [...]
>> > library. An example of this case is the C++ standard library, because
>> > large parts of it consist of inline functions in header files.
>>
>> Use of C++-templates/inlines/macros is the same as static linking of
>> object files (or creating lib archive). Resulting executable (or
>> whatever "container"/"assembly" is a compilation, not a derivative.
>
> You are aware that the legal term "compilation" means something
> completely different from the computer term "compilation"?
>
Yes, but even so, I think he is likely correct. I think a linked executable
is probably some type of collective work, most likely a compilation which
includes the library rather than a derivative work based on the library.
It certainly seems a closer fit based on the definitions in the code.
But I cannot rule out the possibility that a court might consider it
a derivative work simply because it is not perfectly clear what the
phrase "based on" means.
Isaac
- Re: Use of GPL'd code with proprietary programs, (continued)
- Re: Use of GPL'd code with proprietary programs, Rui Miguel Seabra, 2004/07/10
- Re: Use of GPL'd code with proprietary programs, Alexander Terekhov, 2004/07/10
- Re: Use of GPL'd code with proprietary programs, Martin Dickopp, 2004/07/10
- Re: Use of GPL'd code with proprietary programs, Alexander Terekhov, 2004/07/10
- Re: Use of GPL'd code with proprietary programs, Alexander Terekhov, 2004/07/10
- Re: Use of GPL'd code with proprietary programs, David Kastrup, 2004/07/10
- Re: Use of GPL'd code with proprietary programs,
Isaac <=
- Re: Use of GPL'd code with proprietary programs, Alexander Terekhov, 2004/07/10
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- Re: Use of GPL'd code with proprietary programs, Alexander Terekhov, 2004/07/09
- Re: Use of GPL'd code with proprietary programs, Rui Miguel Seabra, 2004/07/09
- Message not available
- Re: Use of GPL'd code with proprietary programs, Alexander Terekhov, 2004/07/09
- Re: Use of GPL'd code with proprietary programs, David Kastrup, 2004/07/09
- Re: Use of GPL'd code with proprietary programs, Alexander Terekhov, 2004/07/09
- Re: Use of GPL'd code with proprietary programs, David Kastrup, 2004/07/09
- Re: Use of GPL'd code with proprietary programs, Alexander Terekhov, 2004/07/10
- Re: Use of GPL'd code with proprietary programs, David Kastrup, 2004/07/10
- Re: Use of GPL'd code with proprietary programs, Rui Miguel Seabra, 2004/07/09