Re: GPL libraries and linking

2006-05-24 Thread Alexander Terekhov
Alan Mackenzie wrote: [...] Oh, I don't know. Wallace tried to attack GPL2, but couldn't even manage to get his pistol cocked. Oh, we'll see. http://scofacts.org/Wallace-IBM-61.pdf regards, alexander. ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list

GPL libraries and linking

2006-05-23 Thread Erik Wikström
Following the debate about whether Kororaa violated the GPL or not [1] by shipping the nVidia and ATI binary drivers I started thinking about the requirement that any code linked to GPLed code should be GPLed. The GPL-FAQ seems pretty clear, if code is linked with a GPLed library then the code

Re: GPL libraries and linking

2006-05-23 Thread Alfred M. Szmidt
Obviously this can not be the way things work since it would then be possible to force every application that links to libc to be GPL, but still, the FAQ says that any program which uses a GPLed library have to be GPL too. The GNU C Library is licensed under the Lesser GNU GPL.

Re: GPL libraries and linking

2006-05-23 Thread Alan Mackenzie
Alexander Terekhov [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on Tue, 23 May 2006 16:46:18 +0200: 1. http://kororaa.org/index.php?entry=entry060521-200059 Stallman should be sued for damages to the global environment and lost productivity. Amount of time, energy, bandwidth, and other resources spent on trying

Re: GPL libraries and linking

2006-05-23 Thread Alexander Terekhov
Alan Mackenzie wrote: Alexander Terekhov [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on Tue, 23 May 2006 16:46:18 +0200: 1. http://kororaa.org/index.php?entry=entry060521-200059 Stallman should be sued for damages to the global environment and lost productivity. Amount of time, energy, bandwidth, and

Re: GPL libraries and linking

2006-05-23 Thread Alan Mackenzie
Alexander Terekhov [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on Tue, 23 May 2006 21:07:34 +0200: Alan Mackenzie wrote: Alexander Terekhov [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on Tue, 23 May 2006 16:46:18 +0200: 1. http://kororaa.org/index.php?entry=entry060521-200059 Stallman should be sued for damages to the global