On Wed, Jan 26, 2005 at 09:53:03PM -0500, Walter Landry wrote: > The GPL puts restrictions on whole works.
True. > "Requires to run" is a useful heuristic to determine what a whole > work is. Kaffe does not require Eclipse to run. So by this heuristic, Eclipse is not a part of Kaffe. > If you have a better heuristic, I am open to discussion. "Requires to build". "Incorporates content from". "Designed as part of". > But I have only seen people talk about derivative works, and the GPL > clearly goes beyond just derived works. [1] I don't think this phrase "derivative works" means what you think it means. [2] Whether or not Eclipse + Kaffe is a derivative work of Kaffe is not the issue, in my opinion. In other words: derivative works include "mere aggregation". -- Raul -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
