Alexander Terekhov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Ian Lance Taylor wrote: > [...] > > I think it is a pretty big stretch to say that static linking > > does not produce a derivative work of the objects included in > > the link. ... > > With all those $$ legal funds "to protect open source" of lately, > I just wonder whether the time is right for some vendor-neutral > organization to bring the issue of linking into court. It could > be a friendly, relatively-inexpensive summary judgment action, > oder? Just an idea.
Who would benefit from taking such an action? For a free software organization, the upside is minimal, and the downside is severe. Ian -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3
