Alexander Terekhov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > John Hasler wrote: >> >> Chad writes: >> > I'm actually considering a dedication to the public domain. So to clarify >> > the direct issue: My understanding is that I cannot take code that is >> > under the GPL and copy/paste it into a project that I want to dedicate to >> > the public domin. Correct? >> >> You must release the work as a whole under the terms of the GPL, but you >> can release the portion of which you are sole author under any terms you >> wish. >> >> > A further question: can GPL code be safely included in a package released >> > under the LGPL? >> >> No. > > Wrong. The package is a compilation, not a derivative work.
While Alexander is sure to be the only person in the world knowledgable about the law, it is an unfortunate thing that his opinions are neither shared by the typical GPL licensor (like the FSF), so heeding Alexander's advice is likely to get you into a court, nor by the judges, so heeding Alexander's advice is likely to cause you financial damages. It turns out that in the few cases where the defendant did not choose to settle out of court, the GPL has quite consistently been upheld. Anyway, "compilation" means something entirely different in the context of the law and of computing. -- David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum _______________________________________________ Gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
