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Re: softwarecombinations paper Re: LGPL vs. GPL
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Tim Smith |
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Re: softwarecombinations paper Re: LGPL vs. GPL |
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Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:32:37 -0700 |
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In article <mailman.15099.1216643562.18990.gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org>,
Ciaran O'Riordan <ciaran@fsfe.org> wrote:
> FSF's position, IIRC, IANAL, is that being a derived work is something that
> is decided based on the author's actions and intentions at the time of
> writing the software - not at the later times of someone running or linking
> the software.
If by "derived work" they really mean "derivative work", then the case
law is pretty much directly opposed to the FSF's opinions. And there is
a LOT of case law in this area, because in the world of commercial
software, this fact pattern arises any time some third party makes an
add-on for a closed system without permission of the vendor of the
closed system.
--
--Tim Smith
- Re: LGPL vs. GPL, (continued)
- Re: LGPL vs. GPL, Ciaran O'Riordan, 2008/07/20
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- Re: LGPL vs. GPL, JohnF, 2008/07/20
- Re: LGPL vs. GPL, Alexander Terekhov, 2008/07/21
- softwarecombinations paper Re: LGPL vs. GPL, Ciaran O'Riordan, 2008/07/21
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- Re: softwarecombinations paper Re: LGPL vs. GPL, Alexander Terekhov, 2008/07/21
- Re: softwarecombinations paper Re: LGPL vs. GPL, Hyman Rosen, 2008/07/21
- Re: softwarecombinations paper Re: LGPL vs. GPL, Alexander Terekhov, 2008/07/21
- Re: softwarecombinations paper Re: LGPL vs. GPL, Hyman Rosen, 2008/07/21
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- Re: LGPL vs. GPL, JohnF, 2008/07/30
- Re: LGPL vs. GPL, Ciaran O'Riordan, 2008/07/31
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- Re: LGPL vs. GPL, Alexander Terekhov, 2008/07/31
- softwarecombinations paper again Re: LGPL vs. GPL, Ciaran O'Riordan, 2008/07/31
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- Re: softwarecombinations paper again Re: LGPL vs. GPL, Alexander Terekhov, 2008/07/31
- Re: softwarecombinations paper again Re: LGPL vs. GPL, Ciaran O'Riordan, 2008/07/31
- Re: softwarecombinations paper again Re: LGPL vs. GPL, Hyman Rosen, 2008/07/31
- Re: softwarecombinations paper again Re: LGPL vs. GPL, Alexander Terekhov, 2008/07/31
- Re: softwarecombinations paper again Re: LGPL vs. GPL, Hyman Rosen, 2008/07/31
- Re: softwarecombinations paper again Re: LGPL vs. GPL, Alexander Terekhov, 2008/07/31