Hyman Rosen wrote: [...] > Similarly, mere aggregation is irrelevant to libraries which > are statically linked into programs. Such a combined work is > not a mere aggregation of the library and the other components.
Static linking is "mere aggregation" of (sub)programs with relocation and symbol resolution done earlier than in the case of dynamic linking. See also http://www.rosenlaw.com/Rosen_Ch06.pdf (Linking to GPL Software) and http://www.btlj.org/data/articles/21_04_04.pdf (SOFTWARE COMBINATIONS UNDER THE GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE) regards, alexander. P.S. "Every computer program in the world, BusyBox included, exceeds the originality standards required by copyright law." Hyman Rosen <hyro...@mail.com> The Silliest GPL 'Advocate' P.P.S. "Of course correlation implies causation! Without this fundamental principle, no science would ever make any progress." Hyman Rosen <hyro...@mail.com> The Silliest GPL 'Advocate' -- 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 gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
