"need not include anything that is normally distributed (in either source or binary form) with the major components (compiler, kernel, and so on)"
This partuclar part seems promising. Can't we treat XFree as a major system component? I think that most of the packages in GRP set are built with X in USE and XFree86 itself is distributed on the 2 Set CD by default. I think it would be reasonable to treat graphical envirnment a major componet.
When someone mentions Win 98 fo example, they don't tal about underlying DOS separatly. The Unix world for some reason keeps on thinking that graphical libs are not essential part, probably, just cause, one can install a system without them. Sorry, for the analogy from "offtopic" part, it's just the best one, which come to my mind.
P.S. I know that I might be repeating something that was already said on the thread, in this case plz excuse.
Donnie Berkholz wrote:
On Thu, 2004-02-26 at 08:28, Svyatogor wrote:
Hmm, this all issue with GPL seems o be quite strange. Let's take as an example Gaim, which is under GPL license. The have a Windows build, thus linking against proprietary libraries (Win32 API). In this case it is ok, but with XFree it seems to cause problems :/
We were just discussing this the other day, actually.
The end of clause 3 of the GPL:
"However, as a special exception, the source code distributed need not include anything that is normally distributed (in either source or binary form) with the major components (compiler, kernel, and so on) of the operating system on which the executable runs, unless that component itself accompanies the executable."
In general, operating systems are excepted, and things included with the toolchain are excepted.
Thanks, Donnie
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