Hey Hyman, quiz! Alexander Terekhov wrote: > > Hyman Rosen wrote: > > > > Alexander Terekhov wrote: > > > The process of static linking DOESN'T CREATE AN ORIGINAL WORK OF > > > AUTHORSHIP (same as with dynamic linking). > > > > You might wish to read the license before you begin shouting. > > <http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> > > "Derivative Works" shall mean any work, whether in Source or > > Object form, that is based on (or derived from) the Work and > > for which the editorial revisions, annotations, elaborations, > > or other modifications represent, as a whole, an original work > > of authorship. > > > > A program which links with Apache-licensed code is based on it, > > and the program as a whole will (generally) represent an original > > work of authorship. > > LOL. > > Hyman, let's try it slowly. Okay? > > First off, a program which links with Apache-licensed code is NOT "based > on" Apache-licensed code (in a derivative work sense) as long as it > doesn't contain any protected material taken from Apache-licensed code. > > Capice thus far? > > Secondly, a copyright in a derivative work under 17 USC 103 (and its > author's ability to license derivative material on its own terms) > encompasses only new material which is "the editorial revisions, > annotations, elaborations, or other modifications[, which] represent, as > a whole, an original work of authorship". > > Let's call that work 'B' and employed preexisting material 'A'. Okay? > > Now, in the GNUish speak, "a whole" is A + B = D and a whole D is > purported to be licensed under the GPL. > > But the Apache license doesn't allow that! > > The Apache license says that only A can be licensed under the GPL (as > long as the GPL complies with the Apache license -- let's not go into > that).
The Apache license says that only B can be licensed under the GPL (as long as the GPL complies with the Apache license -- let's not go into that). Which statement is the correct one? <chuckles> regards, alexander. -- http://gng.z505.com/index.htm (GNG is a derecursive recursive derecursion which pwns GNU since it can be infinitely looped as GNGNGNGNG...NGNGNG... and can be said backwards too, whereas GNU cannot.) _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
