Simon Josefsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Joerg Schilling) writes: > > > The GPL requires to publish "all" from "the work" to be published under the > > GPL but not more. > > > > - The build scripts in many cases are not part of "the work". > > This is true for all software that e.g. uses autoconf. > > This is true for all software that usees other independent > > build software. > > This is true in the cdrtools case. > > > > Your misunderstanding is that you did not grok the fact that the GPL > > distinguishes between "the work" and "the whole source". > > > > - "the work" needs to be under GPL > > > > - The GPL does not require _anyting_ for the other parts that are > > needed to create "the whole source" except that it needs to be > > published. > > I believe the above interpretation is mistaken. See the recent > <http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/quick-guide-gplv3.html>. It > says, regarding both GPL version 2 and version 3: > > Both versions of the GPL require you to provide all the source > necessary to build the software, including supporting libraries, > compilation scripts, and so on.
Thank you for proving that I am 100% correct! The GPL does require you to provide everything that is needed but it does _not_ require to put more than "the work" under GPL. Jörg -- EMail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (home) Jörg Schilling D-13353 Berlin [EMAIL PROTECTED] (uni) [EMAIL PROTECTED] (work) Blog: http://schily.blogspot.com/ URL: http://cdrecord.berlios.de/old/private/ ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/schily -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]