> On Thu, Jul 18, 2002 at 11:59:37AM +0200, Martin Schröder wrote: > >> This is absolutely relevant. LaTeX is just a set of macros run >> through an interpreter. The interpreter happens to be some >> implementation of TeX. The security problems will be in the >> interpreter, not in the macros. And the parts of the >> implementation concerning these possible problems are under GPL. > > Under the LPPL we are not allowed to fix the engine either; we have to wait > for D. E. Knuth to do it.
1. TeX is not distributed under lppl. 2. An implementation of TeX is TeX plus a few things added, like the access to the filesystem. 3. The tetex specific code (including reading/writing files) is under GPL. These points have been repeated over and over again. Javier -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]