Re: Linux in a binary world... a doomsday scenario

From: Michael Poole
Date: Wed Dec 07 2005 - 10:56:38 EST


Rik van Riel writes:

> On Mon, 5 Dec 2005, Michael Poole wrote:
>
> > Most likely people bring up the "derivative works" issue because
> > that's what the GPL says it affects. The FSF contends that linking
> > creates a derivative work, but is curiously quiet when people ask for
> > statutory or case law to support that claim.
>
> For statically linked programs this is quite easy to find.

Then please actually do this (rather than just waving your hands).

Michael Poole
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