Michael Poole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Brian Thomas Sniffen writes: > >> But what ends up on the user's Debian system when he types "apt-get >> install eclipse; eclipse" is a program incorporating a JVM and many >> libraries. Debian's not just distributing Eclipse or just >> distributing Kaffe -- the idea is that we'll be distributing the >> Debian OS which includes both, linked together. > > Setting aside the trademark question, what ends up on the user's > Debian system when he types "apt-get install mozilla-firefox; > mozilla-firefox" is a program incorporating a GPLed kernel with > incompatibly licensed application code. Why is that any different > from what you describe?
Linus specifically documented that he understood this issue and didn't consider the GPL to restrict what programs could be run on top of a kernel, so long as they used standard interfaces. But why do you think RMS is so keen to have a working, FSF-owned Hurd? -Brian -- Brian Sniffen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
