On Sun, Oct 01, 2000 at 11:17:22PM -0600, Barak Pearlmutter wrote: > This software is licensed under the GPL [... standard boilerplate.] > > In addition to the distribution rights granted by the GPL, this > software may used as a module linked to other modules resulting in a > whole which constitutes a single work, eg as a library linked into a > program, even if the entire program is not licensed under terms > compatible with the GPL, and the resulting work distributed, > *provided* that the composite work is distributed under > DFSG-compatible terms.
The G stands for "Guidelines". It was never meant to be a legally solid definition of free software, and it isn't. I wouldn't use it as part of a contract. Richard Braakman