Tim Smith wrote: [...] > If, on the other hand, you mean that you might take the display code > from the PDF reader, and put that code IN your program, so it is just a > subroutine you call, then you are going to have to put your code under > GPL.
http://www.catb.org/~esr/Licensing-HOWTO.html <quote> consider the case of two scientific papers which reference each other. The fact that paper B calls paper A (references it for support) does not make B a derivative work of A. This remains true whether B and A are published together in a symposium (analogous to static linkage) or separately (analogous to dynamic linkage). Computer programs are defined in 17 USC as literary works </quote> See also http://www.usfca.edu/law/determann/softwarecombinations060403.pdf regards, alexander. -- "Plaintiffs copyrights are unique and valuable property whose market value is impossible to assess" -- SOFTWARE FREEDOM LAW CENTER, INC. _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
