(out of curiosity moved to debian-legal) On 2011-03-05 23:46, Timo Juhani Lindfors wrote: > gnetworktester seems to parse the output of nmap and nmap upstream at > http://insecure.org/nmap/data/COPYING gives me the impression that > gnetworktester would thus be "derivative work".
IANAL, but since when parsing the output of another program constitutes a derivative work? Indeed, the forementioned file says, a program would be a derivate in the authors interpretation of the GPL, if it """ o Executes Nmap and parses the results (as opposed to typical shell or execution-menu apps, which simply display raw Nmap output and so are not derivative works.) o Integrates/includes/aggregates Nmap into a proprietary executable installer, such as those produced by InstallShield. o Links to a library or executes a program that does any of the above """ What do the legal experts think about this, especially the parsing aspect? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
