Bruce Perens <[email protected]> writes: > On 01/29/2014 09:57 AM, Hendrik Weimer wrote: >> If *all* languages are equally stored in a separate file, then >> removing this file will stop the program from working. > Another file could be substituted for it, one created using a > clean-room process so that we are certain it's not derivative, and the > program would again operate and emit proper messages. So, we can't > really use the fact that removing the file breaks the program to prove > that all such files must be derivative of the program.
Oh, I think we're both talking about two different issues here. I'm not saying that language files are always a derivative of the source code of the program. Rather, I'm saying that the final product that is being distributed is a derivative of both the source code *and* the actual language file that is included in the distribution. So, assuming the source code is GPLed, it's fine to distribute a product based on the source code and a GPL-compatible language file (say, BSD-3) because the product as a whole can be distributed under the GPL. However, if the language file carries a GPL-incompatible license (such as CC-BY-SA), the resulting product cannot be distributed in a legal way. Hendrik __ This is the maintainer address of Debian's Java team <http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pkg-java-maintainers>. Please use [email protected] for discussions and questions.
