Re: using GPL api to be used in a properietary software

2005-03-12 Thread David Kastrup
Alexander Terekhov [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: David Kastrup wrote: ... I knew you'll bite. That's why I've omitted as such and said just linking, not linking as such. It's just like the upcoming EU patent law harmonization directive and software as such. Bwahahah. Seriously, if A and B are

Re: using GPL api to be used in a properietary software

2005-03-12 Thread Stefaan A Eeckels
On Sat, 12 Mar 2005 18:14:22 + Rui Miguel Seabra [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 2005-03-12 at 16:49 +0100, Stefaan A Eeckels wrote: On Sat, 12 Mar 2005 15:05:04 +0100 Alexander Terekhov [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is perfectly false in case of static linking as well. The

Re: using GPL api to be used in a properietary software

2005-03-12 Thread Alexander Terekhov
Stefaan A Eeckels wrote: [...] You see, there's no mention of POSIX or being needed to make the program work. I think one can reasonably say that a statically linked executable is covered by any other form in which a work may be recast, transformed or adapted as far as its components are

Re: using GPL api to be used in a properietary software

2005-03-12 Thread Alexander Terekhov
Alfred M. Szmidt wrote: [...] I asked you in private if you could provide decent arguments against why you consider the GNU GPL void, but you couldn't even provide anything to my inquiry. I don't recall receiving any private messages from you. You're a victim of my spam filtering, I'm

Re: using GPL api to be used in a properietary software

2005-03-12 Thread Alexander Cline
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 The thing is, you shouldn't forget that the GPL is intended as a viral license. I would agree that linking a library is within the realm of the law, but my suggestion is to just avoid most of the legal obfuscation here and just ask the maintainer of