----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Bushnell, BSG" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <debian-legal@lists.debian.org> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 9:10 PM Subject: Re: linking to GPL'd libraries WAS Re: One unclear point in the Vim license
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > I am sorry that I upset you. I am not saying that I am > > totally confused, nor that I read the right stuff. It > > is interesting that you claim that I think that "you" > > know better than me, and even more interesting that you > > claim that I think that you are ignorant. If there is > > a more appropriate forum to learn the legal significance > > of debian development and whether it is something that I > > can believe in and share with others, I am very > > interested in finding out. > > If you want to decide whether you can believe in it, I would recommend > you take a look at www.gnu.org/philosophy. That's much better than > posting questions which amount to "gee, I wonder whether there's a way > to get around the GPL". > > The short answer is: "as far as we know, no". > > The medium-long answer is: "as far as we know, no; if there is > something that does get around it, we want to know, in such a way that > we can fix it without it being exploitet, so post your question > somewhere less public." > > The long answer is: "Here are a jillion things that people have > dreamed up, and I can address them one at a time." > > I'm not willing to do the long one. I'm willing to do the short one: > there, done. > > If you are not just trolling, then post a real-world case, involving > software, and someone (maybe even me) can explain the application of > the GPL to your case. This seems like a more reasonable response. Thank you for your time. Your last suggestion seems contrary to your suggestion to "post your question somewhere less public." I guess that is the nature of the beast. Best regards, Lloyd __________________________________________________________ Get your FREE personalized e-mail at http://www.canada.com