> Ryan S. Dancey > > I wish they'd take up the issue of dynamic linking. I think its > irrefutable that a static link creates a derivative work.
I was watching for that as well, but the judge was pretty clear that she didn't want to go there during the preliminary injunction hearing. The fact the MySQL folks had flown in from Sweden was a major factor, which is a nice little reminder that all the technical finagling in the world will sometimes lose out to a simple human equation. > Though after today's prelminary injunction, I suspect the case > will quickly settle and we'll not see a precendent set. The way the judge granted the injunction against trademark usage but rejected the injunction against distribution of GPL code seemed to be a pretty clear signal to settle - each party has something to bring to the bargaining table. It is probably in the best interest of the two parties to settle, but I doubt it is what the FSF wants. It may well be that this will set its own kind of precedent - that the courts are unwilling to answer such technical questions at this time, and if you want an answer you'll have to work it out for yourself. We may have to wait a long time for a ruling on this one. -Brad _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
