On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:56:06 +1100
Ben Finney <[email protected]> wrote:

> "Giacomo A. Catenazzi" <[email protected]> writes:
> 
> > === FLTK License, May 2001 ===
> >                              FLTK License
> >                          Ammended May 4, 2001
> > 
> > The following ammendments to the GNU Library General Public
> > License apply for the FLTK library:
> > 
> >     1. Modifications to the FLTK configure script, config
> >        header file, and makefiles by themselves to support
> >        a specific platform do not constitute a modified or
> >        derived work.
> 
> Do the copyright holders get to declare what is or is not a derived
> work? I would expect that to be a matter of law, not to be defined in
> the license terms.

The purpose of a provision such as this is to reduce uncertainty. It is
a representation by the licensor that it will not assert claims to
certain classes of modifications even if legal arguments could be made
that those modifications are derivative works.

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