Bruce wrote (in part) > So, what if it turns out that the present GPL doens't hold up with regard > to dynamic linking? Some future version of the GPL might have to place a > constraint on the user regarding combination of works on the user's system > that would, if it were distributed in that form, be considered a derived work. > I think that should be allowed by the OSD. >
Did you somehow mean "constraint on the publisher regarding combination of works on the user's system"? > Thus, there seem to be a few sorts of requirement on the user that I > think _should_ be permitted by the OSD. All of them are intended to > further the goals of Open Source or Free Software. > "freedom" and "requirement" are direct opposites. Imposing requirements may further the goals of Open Source, (whatever they are, I thought they were "freedom".) Imposing requirements on users is unlikely to further freedom, by definition. -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3
