OK, really for the pleasure of a philosophical discussion, I don't think we should bother about it.
Dan Polansky wrote: > Hi Eric, > > okay, so now I understand why we would not need to distribute the source > code of JavaRE. We would still need to distribute the source code of > Apache Batik, wouldn't we? Perhaps :-) Another piece of information is that the GPL (v2 at leasts) speaks of derived or linked work. I've read somewhere (don't ask me for the link) that there is still a doubt if Java libraries are actually considered to be linked, or not, as there is no linking per se in Java, as understood e.g. for C-libraries. As you see it's going very subtile. > > Anyway, notice that we do not distribute FreeMind on CDs and DVDs. If I > understand these articles correctly, the problem was that they > distributed binaries on DVDs without providing also the source code on I read a bit differently the article, I don't think that CD, DVD or web makes a difference. > the same media. We, however, distribute FreeMind by means of SourceForge > download; by the very same means, the source code of SimplyHTML is > available. And, if someone asks, we could argue: it's not the same development group, but the same media, so we're fine. But I don't think anybody will ask :-) > > I am becoming quite unsure about what the case is. In any case, from the > point of view of GNU GPL, Apache Batik and HotEqn is no less concerned > than SimplyHTML. Correct. Eric > > Dan > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Freemind-developer mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freemind-developer ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Freemind-developer mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freemind-developer
