Hyman Rosen wrote: > > On 2/2/2010 10:07 AM, Alexander Terekhov wrote: > > A bibliography work doesn't aggregate any other's > > copyrighted material; it's just a list of references to other works > > Yes, exactly. That's the difference between a statically > linked program and a dynamically linked one.
Uh retard. Imagine that dynamically linked "library" is shipped along with the "program" (same ship/cargo truck/box/cd/whatnot) it's linked with just like in the case of statically linked aggregation. Got it now silly Hyman? http://www.rosenlaw.com/Rosen_Ch06.pdf "This entire GPL provision in section 2 relating to distribution of the whole work is technically trivial to avoid. Some open source projects, trying to stay on the safe side of this GPL provision, advise their customers to separately download and install required non-GPL software merely to avoid distribution as part of a whole. Thus the distinction drawn by this part of GPL section 2 has become an inconvenience rather than a meaningful requirement. Finally the GPL directly addresses the distribution of collective works, noting that the GPL does not apply to them: ...In addition, mere aggregation of another work not based on the Program with the Program (or with a work based on the Program) on a volume of a storage or distribution medium does not bring the other work under the scope of this License. (GPL section 2.) This sentence seems to mean that only derivative works are covered by the GPL reciprocity provision, and that mere aggregation of separate works onto common media (or common computer memory?) does not require reciprocity, even if those mere aggregations are distributed in one unit (i.e., as part of the whole)." regards, alexander. -- http://gng.z505.com/index.htm (GNG is a derecursive recursive derecursion which pwns GNU since it can be infinitely looped as GNGNGNGNG...NGNGNG... and can be said backwards too, whereas GNU cannot.) _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
