> From: Raul Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > The Corel Front End *ceases* *to* *function* if dpkg is > > not present.
On Sun, Oct 31, 1999 at 09:41:42PM -0800, Bruce Perens wrote: > Yes, but copyright law does not deal with whether or not an > application stops functioning if you remove another component of the > system. Copyright law deals with copying. Wrong: Copyright doesn't restrict the functioning of the application while it does restrict the copying. But the functioning of the application -- its result -- is integral to copyright's definition of a computer program. -- Raul