Re: Plugins, libraries, licenses and Debian

2003-12-11 Thread Arnoud Engelfriet
M?ns Rullg?rd wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Brian T. Sniffen) writes: No, that's because the GPL is designed to work well in a variety of legal climates, and each different jurisdiction spells out the definition of Derived Work in its own legal code. I did a quick look in Swedish and

Re: Plugins, libraries, licenses and Debian

2003-12-11 Thread Arnoud Engelfriet
M?ns Rullg?rd wrote: Arnoud Engelfriet [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The FSF recommends the very construct version 2, or at your option any later version precisely because the default is just GPLv2. The GPL FAQ says it is so any new versions will automatically apply to all software, without

Re: Plugins, libraries, licenses and Debian

2003-12-11 Thread Anthony DeRobertis
On Dec 9, 2003, at 13:38, Arnoud Engelfriet wrote: However, what I'm saying is that if you bundle the existing host and the existing plugin into a composite work, you may have created a derivative work. Just like if I put an existing photograph next to an existing text to produce an illustrated

Re: Plugins, libraries, licenses and Debian

2003-12-11 Thread Arnoud Engelfriet
Anthony DeRobertis wrote: On Dec 9, 2003, at 13:38, Arnoud Engelfriet wrote: However, what I'm saying is that if you bundle the existing host and the existing plugin into a composite work, you may have created a derivative work. Just like if I put an existing photograph next to an existing

Re: Plugins, libraries, licenses and Debian

2003-12-11 Thread Brian T. Sniffen
Arnoud Engelfriet [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Anthony DeRobertis wrote: On Dec 9, 2003, at 13:38, Arnoud Engelfriet wrote: However, what I'm saying is that if you bundle the existing host and the existing plugin into a composite work, you may have created a derivative work. Just like if I put

Re: Plugins, libraries, licenses and Debian

2003-12-11 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Wed, Dec 10, 2003 at 10:34:28PM +0100, M?ns Rullg?rd wrote: Edmund GRIMLEY EVANS [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Måns Rullgård [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I know that is how law works. I just find it strange, that the GPL is so explicit on this point, and yet doesn't bother to clarify at all

Re: Plugins, libraries, licenses and Debian

2003-12-11 Thread Brian T. Sniffen
Arnoud Engelfriet [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Brian T. Sniffen wrote: Arnoud Engelfriet [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Anthony DeRobertis wrote: A ''compilation'' is a work formed by the collection and assembling of preexisting materials or of data that are selected, coordinated, or

Re: Plugins, libraries, licenses and Debian

2003-12-11 Thread Arnoud Engelfriet
Brian T. Sniffen wrote: Arnoud Engelfriet [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Anthony DeRobertis wrote: A ''compilation'' is a work formed by the collection and assembling of preexisting materials or of data that are selected, coordinated, or arranged in such a way that the resulting